Movie·1948·1h 53m
A Song Is Born
...with the hottest men in music - beating out the rhythm with'm!
Directed By
Howard Hawks
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
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.
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn
Cinematography
Gregg Toland
Music
Hugo Friedhofer
Editor
Daniel Mandell
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
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
// crew
Crew
Howard Hawks
Director
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer
Emil Newman
Original Music Composer
Thomas Monroe
Story
Don Raye
Original Music Composer
Billy Wilder
Story
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