Overview
A Song Is Born is an American film comedy first released in 1948,
directed by Howard Hawks.
The film stars Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Louis Armstrong.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
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Director: Howard Hawks
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Script: Thomas Monroe, Harry Tugend, Billy Wilder
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Photo: Gregg Toland
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Music: Hugo Friedhofer, Emil Newman
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Cast: Danny Kaye (Professor Hobart Frisbee),
Virginia Mayo (Honey Swanson),
Benny Goodman (Professor Magenbruch),
Tommy Dorsey (Himself),
Louis Armstrong (Himself),
Lionel Hampton (Himself),
Charlie Barnet (Himself),
Mel Powell (Himself),
Ford Washington Lee (Buck),
John William Sublett (Bubbles),
Page Cavanaugh Trio (Themselves),
The Golden Gate Quartette (Themselves),
Samba Kings (Themselves),
Hugh Herbert (Professor Twingle),
Steve Cochran (Tony Crow),
J. Edward Bromberg (Dr. Elfini),
Felix Bressart (Professor Gerkikoff),
Ludwig Stössel (Professor Traumer),
O.Z. Whitehead (Professor Oddly),
Esther Dale (Miss Bragg),
Mary Field (Miss Totten),
Howland Chamberlain (Mr. Setter),
Paul Langton (Joe),
Sidney Blackmer (Adams),
Ben Welden (Monte),
Ben Chasen (Ben),
Peter Virgo (Louis),
Harry Babasin (Bass),
Louie Bellson (Drums),
Alton Hendrickson (Guitar),
Joseph Crehan (District Attorney (scenes deleted)),
Robert Dudley (Justice of the Peace (scenes deleted)),
Jack Gargan (Stenotypist (scenes deleted)),
Shirley Ballard (Chorine at Crow’s Nest),
Edward Biby (Headwaiter at Barnet Club),
Norman Blake (Man at Crow’s Nest),
Paul E. Burns (Justice of the Peace),
Lucille Casey (Woman at Dorsey Club),
Lane Chandler (Policeman at Twin Oaks Inn),
Peter Cusanelli (Chef at Dixieland Club),
Roy Darmour (Man at Crow’s Nest),
Joe Devlin (Adams’ Henchman),
Carl Faulkner (Postman),
Maxine Fife (Woman at Barnet Club),
Bess Flowers (Nightclub Extra),
George Ford (Man at Table),
Louise Franklin (Woman at Chocolate Club),
Raoul Freeman (Detective from D.A.’s Office),
Diane Garrett (Woman at Dorsey Club),
Karen X. Gaylord (Woman at Crow’s Nest),
Norma Gentner (Girl with Samba Kings),
Sue George (Cigarette Girl),
William Haade (Detective from D.A.’s Office),
Barbara Hamilton (Woman at Dorsey Club),
John Impolito (Chef at the Dixieland),
Marjorie Jackson (Chorine at Crow’s Nest),
Donald Kerr (Waiter at Crow’s Nest),
Nolan Leary (Stage Doorman at the Crow’s Nest),
Bert LeBaron (Chef at Dixieland Club),
Will Lee (Waiter at the Dixieland Club),
Frank Meredith (Policeman at Toll Gate),
Jill Meredith (Woman at Dorsey Club),
Beverlee Mitchell (Girl at Table),
Martha Montgomery (Chorine at Crow’s Nest),
Gene Morgan (Man at Dorsey Club),
Diana Mumby (Chorine at Crow’s Nest),
Janie New (Woman at Dorsey Club),
Milicent Patrick (Woman at Dorsey Club),
Foster H. Phinney (Man at Crow’s Nest),
Jeffrey Sayre (Man at Dorsey Club),
Muni Seroff (Waiter),
Irene Vernon (Woman at Crow’s Nest),
Pat Walker (Photographer at Dorsey Club),
Alice Wallace (Woman at Dorsey Club),
Don Wilmot (Messenger)
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Country: USA
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Language: English
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Runtime: 113 min
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