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A Song Is Born

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Calorie Rating: 159
Released: 1948-10-19
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Budget: 2400000
Studios: Samuel Goldwyn Productions,


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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Cast

Danny Kaye
Character: Professor Hobart Frisbee
Virginia Mayo
Character: Honey Swanson
Benny Goodman
Character: Professor Magenbruch

Tommy Dorsey
Character: Tommy Dorsey
Louis Armstrong
Character: Louis Armstrong
Lionel Hampton
Character: Lionel Hampton

Charlie Barnet
Character: Charlie Barnet
Mel Powell
Character: Mel Powell
Laurindo Almeida
Character: Laurindo Almeida

Ford Washington Lee
Character: Buck
Hugh Herbert
Character: Professor Twingle
Steve Cochran
Character: Tony Crow

J. Edward Bromberg
Character: Dr. Elfini
Felix Bressart
Character: Professor Gerkikoff
Ludwig Stössel
Character: Professor Traumer

O. Z. Whitehead
Character: Professor Oddly
Esther Dale
Character: Miss Bragg
Mary Field
Character: Miss Totten

Howland Chamberlain
Character: Mr. Setter
Paul Langton
Character: Joe
Sidney Blackmer
Character: Adams

Ben Welden
Character: Monte
Ben Chasen
Character: Ben
Peter Virgo
Character: Louis

Harry Babasin
Character: Bass
Louie Bellson
Character: Drums
Alton Hendrickson
Character: Guitar

Sue George
Character: Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Milicent Patrick
Character: Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Julia Heron
Set Decoration

Perry Ferguson
Art Direction
Robert Stephanoff
Makeup Artist
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design

Harry Tugend
Adaptation
George Jenkins
Art Direction
Marie Clark
Hairstylist

Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Mel Berns
Makeup Department Head
Fred Lau
Sound Recordist

Charles Brackett
Original Film Writer

Billy Wilder
Original Film Writer
Billy Wilder
Original Story
Thomas Monroe
Original Story

Harry Tugend
Screenplay
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer
Emil Newman
Original Music Composer