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A Song Is Born

Release Year
1948
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Comedy
Music
Directed By
Not Available
A Song Is Born

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

Cast

Danny Kaye

Professor Hobart Frisbee

Virginia Mayo

Honey Swanson

Benny Goodman

Professor Magenbruch

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

Mel Powell

Mel Powell

Laurindo Almeida

Laurindo Almeida

Ford Washington Lee

Buck

Hugh Herbert

Professor Twingle

Steve Cochran

Tony Crow

J. Edward Bromberg

Dr. Elfini

Crew

Gregg Toland

Director of Photography

Irene Sharaff

Costume Design

Samuel Goldwyn

Producer

Harry Tugend

Adaptation

Thomas Monroe

Writer

Emil Newman

Music

Robert Stephanoff

Makeup Artist

Marie Clark

Hairstylist

Mel Berns

Makeup Department Head

Perry Ferguson

Art Direction

George Jenkins

Art Direction

Julia Heron

Set Decoration

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