A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born (1948)

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

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.

Date of release
1948-10-19
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (47)
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Comedy, Music
Director
Howard Hawks

Casting

  • 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

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