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A Song Is Born (1948)

A Song Is Born

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1h 53m

Action, Comedy, Musicals, Romance

October 19th, 1948

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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.

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Cast

Danny Kaye
Professor Hobart Frisbee
Virginia Mayo
Honey Swanson
Benny Goodman
Professor Magenbruch
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
Charlie Barnet
Charlie Barnet
Mel Powell
Mel Powell
Ford Washington Lee
Buck
Angelus Babe
Bubbles
Full cast & crew

Directors

Howard Hawks
Full cast & crew

Producers

Samuel Goldwyn
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Billy Wilder
and
(based on the story "From A to Z" by)
Thomas Monroe
(based on the story "From A to Z" by)
Harry Tugend
adaptation
(uncredited)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Danny's latest is his greatest!
...with the hottest men in music - beating out the rhythm with'm!

Keywords

cigar smoking
remake
marriage proposal
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

February 10th, 1950 (Australia)
January 27th, 1950 (Belgium)
January 1st, 1949 (Brazil) theatrical
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

A Song Is Born (original title)
Nace una canción (Argentina)
Pesma je rodjena (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (literal title (Serbian title))
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA (studio)

Running Times

113 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Distribution Companies

RKO Pictures (Australasia) (Australia)
RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (Canada)
Paramount Channel (France)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (United States of America) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of) (as I.A.T.S.E.)

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