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64% Critic Match
A Song Is Born
“...with the hottest men in music - beating out the rhythm with'm!”
6.4 / 10• 1948• 1h 53m•NR• English
ComedyMusic
Storyline
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
Danny Kaye
Hobart Frisbee
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Howard Hawks's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Song Is Born is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
