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A Song Is Born

NR
ComedyMusic
6.463/10(40 ratings)

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.

10-19-1948
1h 53m
A Song Is Born
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Main Cast

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Hobart Frisbee

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Honey Swanson

Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

Professor Magenbruch

Tommy Dorsey

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Lionel Hampton

Charlie Barnet

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Howard Hawks
Production:
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Budget:
$2,400,000

Key Crew

Director:
Howard Hawks
Director of Photography:
Gregg Toland
Set Decoration:
Julia Heron
Producer:
Samuel Goldwyn
Story:
Billy Wilder

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en