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A Song Is Born (1948)

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

Genre : Comedy, Music

Runtime : 1H 53M

Director : Howard Hawks

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye
Professor 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
Ford Washington Lee
Ford Washington Lee
Buck
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
O. Z. Whitehead
Professor Oddly
Esther Dale
Esther Dale
Miss Bragg
Mary Field
Mary Field
Miss Totten
Howland Chamberlain
Howland Chamberlain
Mr. Setter
Paul Langton
Paul Langton
Joe
Sidney Blackmer
Sidney Blackmer
Adams
Ben Welden
Ben Welden
Monte
Ben Chasen
Ben Chasen
Ben
Peter Virgo
Peter Virgo
Louis
Harry Babasin
Harry Babasin
Bass
Louie Bellson
Louie Bellson
Drums
Alton Hendrickson
Alton Hendrickson
Guitar
Sue George
Sue George
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Milicent Patrick
Milicent Patrick
Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)

Crews

Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
Writer
Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks
Director
Thomas Monroe
Thomas Monroe
Writer
Harry Tugend
Harry Tugend
Adaptation
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Gregg Toland
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Daniel Mandell
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Perry Ferguson
Perry Ferguson
Art Direction
George Jenkins
George Jenkins
Art Direction
Julia Heron
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
Irene Sharaff
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Marie Clark
Marie Clark
Hairstylist
Robert Stephanoff
Robert Stephanoff
Makeup Artist
Mel Berns
Mel Berns
Makeup Department Head
Fred Lau
Fred Lau
Sound Recordist
Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer
Music
Emil Newman
Emil Newman
Music

Posters and backgrounds

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