A Song Is Born
...with the hottest men in music - beating out the rhythm with'm!
6.4
47 votes
1948
1h 53m
Comedy
Music
Overview
The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want to give her up.
Directed by Howard Hawks
Top cast
Danny Kaye
Hobart Frisbee
Virginia Mayo
Honey Swanson
Benny Goodman
Professor Magenbruch
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
Charlie Barnet
Charlie Barnet
Mel Powell
Mel PowellF
Ford Washington Lee
Buck
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
Bubbles
Page Cavanaugh
Page CavanaughA
Al Viola
Al ViolaL
Lloyd Pratt
Lloyd Pratt
Orlandus Wilson
Orlandus WilsonH
Henry Owens
Henry OwensW
Willie Johnson
Willie JohnsonC
Clyde Riddick
Clyde RiddickR
Russo do Pandeiro
Russo
Hugh Herbert
Professor Twingle
Steve Cochran
Tony CrowDetails
Status
Released
Release date
October 19, 1948
Budget
$2.4M
Revenue
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Language
English
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