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A Song Is Born

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

6.3
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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.

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DirectorHoward Hawks

Keywords

musicalscrewball comedy
Budget$2M

Cast

Danny Kaye as Hobart Frisbee

Danny Kaye

Hobart Frisbee

Virginia Mayo as Honey Swanson

Virginia Mayo

Honey Swanson

Benny Goodman as Professor Magenbruch

Benny Goodman

Professor Magenbruch

Tommy Dorsey as Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Louis Armstrong as Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Lionel Hampton as Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Charlie Barnet as Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

Mel Powell as Mel Powell

Mel Powell

Mel Powell

Ford Washington Lee as Buck

Ford Washington Lee

Buck

John 'Bubbles' Sublett as Bubbles

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Bubbles