A Song Is Born (1948)
Released:
1948-10-19
Duration:
1hr 53min
Rating 6.4
...with the hottest men in music - beating out the rhythm with'm!
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.
Production Companies
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Additional Info
Budget | $2,400,000.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 5.034 |
Directed By
Howard Hawks
Crew
Director
Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn
Director of Photography
Gregg Toland
Gregg Toland
Editor
Daniel Mandell
Daniel Mandell
Art Direction
Perry Ferguson
Perry Ferguson
Art Direction
George Jenkins
George Jenkins
Set Decoration
Julia Heron
Julia Heron
Costume Design
Irene Sharaff
Irene Sharaff
Hairstylist
Marie Clark
Marie Clark
Makeup Artist
Robert Stephanoff
Robert Stephanoff
Original Music Composer
Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer
Emil Newman
Emil Newman
Lyricist
Don Raye
Don Raye
Lyricist
Gene de Paul
Gene de Paul
Original Music Composer
Don Raye
Don Raye
Orchestrator
Sonny Burke
Sonny Burke
Music Director
Emil Newman
Emil Newman
Music Director
Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer
Special Effects
John P. Fulton
John P. Fulton
Story
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
Story
Thomas Monroe
Thomas Monroe
Sound Recordist
Fred Lau
Fred Lau
TOP 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
Hugh Herbert
Professor Twingle
Steve Cochran
Tony Crow
J. Edward Bromberg
Dr. Elfini
Felix Bressart
Professor Gerkikoff
Ludwig Stössel
Professor Träumer
O. Z. Whitehead
Professor Oddly
Esther Dale
Miss Bragg
Mary Field
Miss Totten
Howland Chamberlain
Mr. Setter
Paul Langton
Joe
Sidney Blackmer
Adams
Ben Welden
Monte
Ben Chasen
Ben
Peter Virgo
Louis
Harry Babasin
Bass
Louie Bellson
Drums
Alton Hendrickson
Guitar
Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida (uncredited)
Sue George
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Milicent Patrick
Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)