A Song Is Born

1948, action, comedy, music

113 minutes

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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Cast

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Professor Hobart Frisbee

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Honey Swanson

Benny Goodman

Professor Magenbruch

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

Mel Powell

Mel Powell

Mel Powell

Samba Kings

The Samba Kings (as Russo and The Samba Kings)

Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

Professor Twingle

Steve Cochran

Steve Cochran

Tony Crow

J. Edward Bromberg

J. Edward Bromberg

Dr. Elfini

Felix Bressart

Felix Bressart

Professor Gerkikoff

Ludwig Stössel

Ludwig Stössel

Professor Traumer

O.Z. Whitehead

Professor Oddly

Esther Dale

Esther Dale

Miss Bragg

Mary Field

Mary Field

Miss Totten

Howland Chamberlain

Mr. Setter

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Monte

Peter Virgo

Peter Virgo

Louis

Sue George

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Milicent Patrick

Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)

Crew

Art

George Jenkins

Art direction

Perry Ferguson

Art direction

Julia Heron

Set decoration

Camera

Costume and make-up

Irene Sharaff

Costume design

Marie Clark

Hairstylist

Robert Stephanoff

Makeup artist

Directing

Howard Hawks

Howard Hawks

Director

Editing

Production

Samuel Goldwyn

Samuel Goldwyn

Producer

Sound

Fred Lau

Sound recordist

Writing

Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder

Writer

Thomas Monroe

Writer

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