A Song Is Born (1948)

  • NR
  • 10/19/1948 (US)
  • Comedy, Music
  • 1h 53m

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

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.

Howard Hawks

Director

Billy Wilder

Story

Thomas Monroe

Story

Cast

Danny Kaye's headshot

Danny Kaye

Hobart Frisbee
Virginia Mayo's headshot

Virginia Mayo

Honey Swanson
Benny Goodman's headshot

Benny Goodman

Professor Magenbruch
Tommy Dorsey's headshot

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey
Louis Armstrong's headshot

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong
Lionel Hampton's headshot

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton
Charlie Barnet's headshot

Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet
Mel Powell's headshot

Mel Powell

Mel Powell

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