Comedy ·Music · United States of America · 1948 · 1h 53m

A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born poster
Director
Howard Hawks
Cast
Danny Kaye as Hobart Frisbee Virginia Mayo as Honey Swanson Benny Goodman as Professor Magenbruch Tommy Dorsey as Tommy Dorsey Louis Armstrong as Louis Armstrong Lionel Hampton as Lionel Hampton
Crew
Gregg Toland — Director of Photography Daniel Mandell — Editor Emil Newman — Original Music Composer Hugo Friedhofer — Original Music Composer Don Raye — Original Music Composer Thomas Monroe — Story
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
musicalscrewball comedy
Key Collaborators
Howard Hawks Director Gregg Toland Director of Photography Daniel Mandell Editor Emil Newman Original Music Composer Hugo Friedhofer Original Music Composer Don Raye Original Music Composer Thomas Monroe Story Billy Wilder Story Samuel Goldwyn Producer Irene Sharaff Costume Design
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