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A Song Is Born: Full Cast & Crew 1948 Musical/Comedy
A group of music professors, including Frisbee (Danny Kaye) and Magenbruch (Benny Goodman), are writing an encyclopedia of music. A pair of window washers introduces the duo to a pioneering musical form called jazz. Frisbee and Magenbruch start going to nightclubs to hear the new sound and become involved with club singer Honey Swanson (Virginia Mayo), who is running from police because they want her to inform on her gangster boyfriend, Tony Crow (Steve Cochran). Released: Oct 19, 1948 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Howard Hawks Director Danny Kaye Professor Hobart Frisbee Actor Virginia Mayo Honey Swanson Actor Benny Goodman Professor Magenbruch Actor Hugh Herbert Professor Twingle Actor Steve Cochran Tony Crow Actor Felix Bressart Professor Gerkikoff Actor Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong Actor Charlie Barnet Charlie Barnet Actor Lionel Hampton Lionel Hampton Actor Tommy Dorsey Tommy Dorsey Actor J. Edward Bromberg Dr. Elfini Actor Samuel Goldwyn Producer Gregg Toland Cinematographer Daniel Mandell Film Editing Perry Ferguson Art Director George Jenkins Art Director Julia Heron Set Decoration Irene Sharaff Costume Design