A Song Is Born

1948

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

Howard Hawks
1h 53m
October 19, 1948 · United States of America

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

Status: Released
Release date: October 19, 1948
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Cast: Danny Kaye,Virginia Mayo,Benny Goodman,Tommy Dorsey,Louis Armstrong,Lionel Hampton,Charlie Barnet,Mel Powell,Ford Washington Lee,John 'Bubbles' Sublettand 28 more
Director: Howard Hawks
Writer: Don Raye,Gene de Paul,Billy Wilder,Thomas Monroe,Charles Brackett,Harry Tugend
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Cinematography: Gregg Toland
Music: Hugo Friedhofer,Emil Newman,Don Raye
Budget: $2,400,000
Revenue: Not recorded
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