A Song Is Born
6.5
113 minutes
10/19/1948
Overview
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 List
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
Charlie Barnet
as Charlie Barnet
Mel Powell
as Mel Powell
Ford Washington Lee
as Buck
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
as Bubbles
Page Cavanaugh
as Page Cavanaugh
Al Viola
as Al Viola
Lloyd Pratt
as Lloyd Pratt
Orlandus Wilson
as Orlandus Wilson
Henry Owens
as Henry Owens
Willie Johnson
as Willie Johnson
Clyde Riddick
as Clyde Riddick
Russo do Pandeiro
as Russo
Hugh Herbert
as Professor Twingle
Steve Cochran
as Tony Crow
J. Edward Bromberg
as Dr. Elfini
Felix Bressart
as Professor Gerkikoff
Ludwig Stössel
as Professor Träumer
O.Z. Whitehead
as Professor Oddly
Esther Dale
as Miss Bragg
Mary Field
as Miss Totten
Howland Chamberlain
as Mr. Setter
Paul Langton
as Joe
Sidney Blackmer
as Adams
Ben Welden
as Monte
Ben Chasen
as Ben
Peter Virgo
as Louis
Harry Babasin
as Bass
Louie Bellson
as Drums
Alton Hendrickson
as Guitar
Laurindo Almeida
as Laurindo Almeida (uncredited)
Sue George
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Milicent Patrick
as Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)