A Song Is Born (1948)
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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Danny Kaye
as Hobart Frisbee
as Hobart Frisbee
Virginia Mayo
as Honey Swanson
as Honey Swanson
Benny Goodman
as Professor Magenbruch
as Professor Magenbruch
Tommy Dorsey
as Tommy Dorsey
as Tommy Dorsey
Louis Armstrong
as Louis Armstrong
as Louis Armstrong
Lionel Hampton
as Lionel Hampton
as Lionel Hampton
Charlie Barnet
as Charlie Barnet
as Charlie Barnet
Mel Powell
as Mel Powell
as Mel Powell
Ford Washington Lee
as Buck
as Buck
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
as Bubbles
as Bubbles
Page Cavanaugh
as Page Cavanaugh
as Page Cavanaugh
Al Viola
as Al Viola
as Al Viola
Lloyd Pratt
as Lloyd Pratt
as Lloyd Pratt
Orlandus Wilson
as Orlandus Wilson
as Orlandus Wilson
Henry Owens
as Henry Owens
as Henry Owens
Willie Johnson
as Willie Johnson
as Willie Johnson
Clyde Riddick
as Clyde Riddick
as Clyde Riddick
Russo do Pandeiro
as Russo
as Russo
Hugh Herbert
as Professor Twingle
as Professor Twingle
Steve Cochran
as Tony Crow
as Tony Crow
J. Edward Bromberg
as Dr. Elfini
as Dr. Elfini
Felix Bressart
as Professor Gerkikoff
as Professor Gerkikoff
Ludwig Stössel
as Professor Träumer
as Professor Träumer
O.Z. Whitehead
as Professor Oddly
as Professor Oddly
Esther Dale
as Miss Bragg
as Miss Bragg
Mary Field
as Miss Totten
as Miss Totten
Howland Chamberlain
as Mr. Setter
as Mr. Setter
Paul Langton
as Joe
as Joe
Sidney Blackmer
as Adams
as Adams
Ben Welden
as Monte
as Monte
Ben Chasen
as Ben
as Ben
Peter Virgo
as Louis
as Louis
Harry Babasin
as Bass
as Bass
Louie Bellson
as Drums
as Drums
Alton Hendrickson
as Guitar
as Guitar
Laurindo Almeida
as Laurindo Almeida (uncredited)
as Laurindo Almeida (uncredited)
Sue George
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Milicent Patrick
as Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)
as Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)
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Howard Hawks
Director
Director
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
George Jenkins
Art Direction
Art Direction
Perry Ferguson
Art Direction
Art Direction
Robert Stephanoff
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Marie Clark
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Editor
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Costume Design
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Producer
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Emil Newman
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Thomas Monroe
Story
Story
Don Raye
Lyricist
Lyricist
Hugo Friedhofer
Music Director
Music Director
Gene de Paul
Lyricist
Lyricist
Billy Wilder
Story
Story
Emil Newman
Music Director
Music Director
John P. Fulton
Special Effects
Special Effects
Sonny Burke
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Don Raye
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Fred Lau
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
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