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A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born

...with the hottest men in music - beating out the rhythm with'm!

19486.31h 53m

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
Written by Thomas Monroe, Don Raye, Gene de Paul
Produced by Samuel Goldwyn
Box OfficeBudget: $2.4M0

Top Cast

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Hobart Frisbee

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Honey Swanson

Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

Professor Magenbruch

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

Mel Powell

Mel Powell

Mel Powell

F

Ford Washington Lee

Buck

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Bubbles

Themes & Keywords

musicalscrewball comedy

About A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born is a comedy, music film released in 1948 exploring themes of musical, screwball comedy. Directed by Howard Hawks, it stars Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Benny Goodman. 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.

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