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A Song Is Born

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

Genres

ComedyMusic

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.

Details

Budget

$2400000

Revenue

$0

Runtime

113 min

Release Date

1948-10-19

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Vote Count

43

Vote Average

6.5

Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

Danny Kaye

Hobart Frisbee

Virginia Mayo

Honey Swanson

Benny Goodman

Professor Magenbruch

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

Mel Powell

Mel Powell

Ford Washington Lee

Buck

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Bubbles

Page Cavanaugh

Page Cavanaugh

Al Viola

Al Viola

Lloyd Pratt

Lloyd Pratt

Orlandus Wilson

Orlandus Wilson

Henry Owens

Henry Owens

Willie Johnson

Willie Johnson

Clyde Riddick

Clyde Riddick

Russo do Pandeiro

Russo

Hugh Herbert

Professor Twingle

Steve Cochran

Tony Crow

J. Edward Bromberg

Dr. Elfini

Felix Bressart

Professor Gerkikoff

Ludwig Stössel

Professor Träumer

O.Z. Whitehead

Professor Oddly

Esther Dale

Miss Bragg

Mary Field

Miss Totten

Howland Chamberlain

Mr. Setter

Paul Langton

Joe

Sidney Blackmer

Adams

Ben Welden

Monte

Ben Chasen

Ben

Peter Virgo

Louis

Harry Babasin

Bass

Louie Bellson

Drums

Alton Hendrickson

Guitar

Laurindo Almeida

Laurindo Almeida (uncredited)

Sue George

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Milicent Patrick

Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)

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