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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.

Director / Directors



Cast

Danny Kaye
Character: 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
Ford Washington Lee
Character: Buck

John 'Bubbles' Sublett
Character: Bubbles
Page Cavanaugh
Character: Page Cavanaugh
Al Viola
Character: Al Viola

Lloyd Pratt
Character: Lloyd Pratt
Orlandus Wilson
Character: Orlandus Wilson
Henry Owens
Character: Henry Owens

Willie Johnson
Character: Willie Johnson
Clyde Riddick
Character: Clyde Riddick
Russo do Pandeiro
Character: Russo

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 Träumer
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
Laurindo Almeida
Character: Laurindo Almeida (uncredited)

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


Production and Crew

Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
George Jenkins
Art Direction
Perry Ferguson
Art Direction

Robert Stephanoff
Makeup Artist
Marie Clark
Hairstylist

Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Julia Heron
Set Decoration

Emil Newman
Original Music Composer
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer

Don Raye
Lyricist
Hugo Friedhofer
Music Director

Emil Newman
Music Director
John P. Fulton
Special Effects

Sonny Burke
Orchestrator
Don Raye
Original Music Composer
Fred Lau
Sound Recordist