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A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born

Howard Hawks

1948

  • Comedy
  • Music
6.5

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.

Cast & crew

  • Howard HawksDirector
  • Danny KayeHobart Frisbee
  • Virginia MayoHoney Swanson
  • Benny GoodmanProfessor Magenbruch
  • Tommy DorseyTommy Dorsey
  • Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
  • Lionel HamptonLionel Hampton
  • Charlie BarnetCharlie Barnet
  • Mel PowellMel Powell

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