A Song Is Born
Howard Hawks1948-10-19
...with the hottest men in music - beating out the rhythm with'm!
6.463
113 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Danny Kaye | Hobart Frisbee | Unowned |
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Virginia Mayo | Honey Swanson | Unowned |
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Benny Goodman | Professor Magenbruch | Unowned |
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Tommy Dorsey | Tommy Dorsey | Unowned |
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Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | Unowned |
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Lionel Hampton | Lionel Hampton | Unowned |
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Charlie Barnet | Charlie Barnet | Unowned |
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Mel Powell | Mel Powell | Unowned |
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Ford Washington Lee | Buck | Unowned |
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John 'Bubbles' Sublett | Bubbles | Unowned |
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Page Cavanaugh | Page Cavanaugh | Unowned |
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Al Viola | Al Viola | Unowned |
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Lloyd Pratt | Lloyd Pratt | Unowned |
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Orlandus Wilson | Orlandus Wilson | Unowned |
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Henry Owens | Henry Owens | Unowned |
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Willie Johnson | Willie Johnson | Unowned |
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Clyde Riddick | Clyde Riddick | Unowned |
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Russo do Pandeiro | Russo | Unowned |
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Hugh Herbert | Professor Twingle | Unowned |
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Steve Cochran | Tony Crow | Unowned |
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J. Edward Bromberg | Dr. Elfini | Unowned |
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Felix Bressart | Professor Gerkikoff | Unowned |
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Ludwig Stössel | Professor Träumer | Unowned |
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O. Z. Whitehead | Professor Oddly | Unowned |
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Esther Dale | Miss Bragg | Unowned |
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Mary Field | Miss Totten | Unowned |
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Howland Chamberlain | Mr. Setter | Unowned |
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Paul Langton | Joe | Unowned |
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Sidney Blackmer | Adams | Unowned |
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Ben Welden | Monte | Unowned |
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Ben Chasen | Ben | Unowned |
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Peter Virgo | Louis | Unowned |
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Harry Babasin | Bass | Unowned |
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Louie Bellson | Drums | Unowned |
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Alton Hendrickson | Guitar | Unowned |
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Laurindo Almeida | Laurindo Almeida (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sue George | Cigarette Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Milicent Patrick | Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited) | Unowned |