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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,400,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.776 |
Directed By
Howard Hawks
Crew
Howard Hawks
Samuel Goldwyn
Gregg Toland
Daniel Mandell
Perry Ferguson
George Jenkins
Julia Heron
Irene Sharaff
Marie Clark
Robert Stephanoff
Hugo Friedhofer
Emil Newman
Don Raye
Gene de Paul
Don Raye
Sonny Burke
Emil Newman
Hugo Friedhofer
John P. Fulton
Billy Wilder
Thomas Monroe
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)
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