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The whole picture, which is done in color (we don't know why), reflects the tedium resulting from the restriction of Mr. Kaye.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
A Song Is Born
...with the hottest men in music - beating out the rhythm with'm!
1948 · 1h 53m · Approved
Comedy, Music
Directed by
Howard Hawks
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A Song Is Born
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.
Director and cast
- Howard Hawks Director
- Danny Kaye as Professor 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
- Charlie Barnet as Charlie Barnet
- Mel Powell as Mel Powell
- The Golden Gate Quartette as The Golden Gate Quartette
- Ford Washington Lee Cast
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