A Song Is Born

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

IMDb

tt0040820