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A Song Is Born (1948)

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.
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Howard Hawks profile
Howard Hawks

Director

Cast

Danny Kaye profile
Danny Kaye

Hobart Frisbee

Virginia Mayo profile
Virginia Mayo

Honey Swanson

Benny Goodman profile
Benny Goodman

Professor Magenbruch

Tommy Dorsey profile
Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Louis Armstrong profile
Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Lionel Hampton profile
Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Charlie Barnet profile
Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

Mel Powell profile
Mel Powell

Mel Powell

Ford Washington Lee profile
Ford Washington Lee

Buck

John 'Bubbles' Sublett profile
John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Bubbles

Page Cavanaugh profile
Page Cavanaugh

Page Cavanaugh

Al Viola profile
Al Viola

Al Viola

Danny Kaye profile
Danny Kaye

Hobart Frisbee

Virginia Mayo profile
Virginia Mayo

Honey Swanson

Benny Goodman profile
Benny Goodman

Professor Magenbruch

Tommy Dorsey profile
Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Louis Armstrong profile
Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Lionel Hampton profile
Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Charlie Barnet profile
Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

Mel Powell profile
Mel Powell

Mel Powell

Ford Washington Lee profile
Ford Washington Lee

Buck

John 'Bubbles' Sublett profile
John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Bubbles

Page Cavanaugh profile
Page Cavanaugh

Page Cavanaugh

Al Viola profile
Al Viola

Al Viola

Extra

Release Date

October 19, 1948

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,400,000.00

Production Company

Samuel Goldwyn Productions logo

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