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A Song Is Born

...with the hottest men in music - beating out the rhythm with'm!

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.

19481h 53mNRComedy, Music

About A Song Is Born

Directors
Howard Hawks
Cast
Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton
Genres
Comedy, Music
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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