A Song Is Born
Also known as Song Is Born
1948 film by Howard Hawks
Film · TMDB
6.4The 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.
Released: 1948-10-19113 minDir: Howard HawksComedy, MusicBudget: $2.4M
Cast
- Danny Kaye as 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
Themes
- musical
- screwball comedy
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1940s color films1940s romantic musical films1940s screwball comedy films1948 American films1948 English-language films1948 films1948 musical comedy films1948 romantic comedy filmsAmerican musical comedy filmsAmerican romantic comedy filmsAmerican romantic musical filmsAmerican screwball comedy films