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A Song Is Born

With her gangster boyfriend under investigation by the police, a nightclub singer hides out in a musical research institution staffed by bachelor professors - one of whom begins to fall for her.

Director

Howard Hawks

Year

Genre

comedy, music, musical

Box Office

N/A

Production

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Awards

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Professor Hobart Frisbee

Honey Swanson

Professor Magenbruch

Tommy Dorsey

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Lionel Hampton

Charlie Barnet

Mel Powell

Buck

Ford Washington Lee

Bubbles

John W. Bubbles

The Page Cavanaugh Trio

Page Cavanaugh Trio

The Golden Gate Quartette

The Golden Gate Quartette

The Samba Kings

Professor Twingle

Tony Crow

Dr. Elfini

J. Edward Bromberg

Professor Gerkikoff

Professor Traumer

Ludwig Stössel

Professor Oddly

Miss Bragg

Miss Totten

Mr. Setter

Howland Chamberlain

Joe

Adams

Sidney Blackmer

Monte

Ben

Louis

Bass

Drums

Guitar

Alton Hendrickson

Woman at Chocolate Club

Chorine at Crow's Nest

Shirley Ballard

Headwaiter at Barnet Club

Man at Crow's Nest

Man at Chocolate Club

Performers

Justice of the Peace

Woman at Dorsey Club

Policeman at Twin Oaks Inn

Chef at Dixieland Club

Peter Cusanelli

Patron at The Chocolate Club

Vivian Dandridge

Man at Crow's Nest

Adams' Henchman

Postman

Woman at Barnet Club

Nightclub Patron

Man at Table

Woman at Chocolate Club

Louise Franklin

Detective from D.A.'s Office

Woman at Dorsey Club

Woman at Crow's Nest

Karen X. Gaylord

Girl with Samba Kings

Cigarette Girl

Detective from D.A.'s Office

Woman at Dorsey Club

Barbara Hamilton

Nightclub Patron at The Chocolate Club

Charles Hawkins

Chef at the Dixieland

Nightclub patron

Nightclub patron

Freddie Jackson

Chorine at Crow's Nest

Marjorie Jackson

Waiter at Crow's Nest

Stage Doorman at the Crow's Nest

Chef at Dixieland Club

Waiter at the Dixieland Club

Nightclub Patron

Policeman at Toll Gate

Woman at Dorsey Club

Nightclub Patron

Girl at Table

Beverlee Mitchell

Chorine at Crow's Nest

Martha Montgomery

Woman at Chocolate Club

Man at Dorsey Club

Chorine at Crow's Nest

Woman at Dorsey Club

Woman at Dorsey Club

Milicent Patrick

Man at Crow's Nest

Foster H. Phinney

Man at Dorsey Club

Waiter

Honey Swanson

Woman at Crow's Nest

Photographer at Dorsey Club

Woman at Dorsey Club

Messenger

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As he comes nearer the village,
his relatives take up the drumming. - A Song Is Born

As he comes nearer the village, his relatives take up the dr...

Just... Just one moment, gentlemen. - A Song Is Born

Just... Just one moment, gentlemen.

No. - A Song Is Born

Would you try that,
Miss Totten, please? - A Song Is Born

Would you try that, Miss Totten, please?

Use the letter H for our B natural - A Song Is Born

Use the letter H for our B natural

- There you are.
- Is that all there is to it? - A Song Is Born

- There you are. - Is that all there is to it?

Lovely melody. - A Song Is Born

And are there any other forms of this new folk music besides that - A Song Is Born

And are there any other forms of this new folk music besides...

Hiya, bud. - A Song Is Born

- How do you do, Mr...
- Mel Powell. - A Song Is Born

- How do you do, Mr... - Mel Powell.

I'm gonna teach you some blues - A Song Is Born

I'm gonna teach you some blues

Oh no Tony's as innocent as the new mown hay - A Song Is Born

Oh no Tony's as innocent as the new mown hay

That's why you gotta beat it And stay undercover - A Song Is Born

That's why you gotta beat it And stay undercover

We gotta get you out of here before they slap a subpoeni on you - A Song Is Born

We gotta get you out of here before they slap a subpoeni on...

- Honey Swanson.
- What do you want? - A Song Is Born

- Honey Swanson. - What do you want?

I actually heard Rimsky Korsakov played on a washboard - A Song Is Born

I actually heard Rimsky Korsakov played on a washboard

I once went backstage to see Pavlova - A Song Is Born

I once went backstage to see Pavlova

What are you reading here - A Song Is Born

What are you reading here

Music has done a lot for me - A Song Is Born

Music has done a lot for me

No I'm fine - A Song Is Born

Oh foo Professor let's get ourselves a couple of drinks - A Song Is Born

Oh foo Professor let's get ourselves a couple of drinks

Where do I sleep - A Song Is Born

Where do I sleep

What are you talking about - A Song Is Born

What are you talking about

Wonderful thing - A Song Is Born

Wonderful thing

Even Beethoven seems nice and gay this morning - A Song Is Born

Even Beethoven seems nice and gay this morning

Miss Honey may I present Miss Bragg our housekeeper - A Song Is Born

Miss Honey may I present Miss Bragg our housekeeper

That's good And now that we're all agreed - A Song Is Born

That's good And now that we're all agreed

It could have been Mel Powell or Hamp - A Song Is Born

It could have been Mel Powell or Hamp

Can anyone here blow a clarinet - A Song Is Born

Can anyone here blow a clarinet

Is this the music here - A Song Is Born

Is this the music here

That's fine, Professor.
Now anything we do, just follow us. - A Song Is Born

That's fine, Professor. Now anything we do, just follow...

Young lady, young lady, come here.
Come with me, please. - A Song Is Born

Young lady, young lady, come here. Come with me, please.

Young lady, there are a couple
of gentlemen, I use the word loosely, - A Song Is Born

Young lady, there are a couple of gentlemen, I use the word ...

You're hotter than a firecracker - A Song Is Born

You're hotter than a firecracker

Sure Only the other day he said to me - A Song Is Born

Sure Only the other day he said to me

Gentlemen, if I may have
just one moment. - A Song Is Born

Gentlemen, if I may have just one moment.

"The Totten Musical Encyclopedia,
recording number 684J, - A Song Is Born

"The Totten Musical Encyclopedia, recording number 684J...

"Next, the first wind instrument,
the shepherd's flute. - A Song Is Born

"Next, the first wind instrument, the shepherd's f...

"The basic beat of the tom-tom
and the same thematic strain - A Song Is Born

"The basic beat of the tom-tom and the same thematic st...

"It spread to countries
which share the Spanish language. - A Song Is Born

"It spread to countries which share the Spanish languag...

And a song was born - A Song Is Born

And a song was born

Get on that horn - A Song Is Born

Get on that horn

If you'll just stand here - A Song Is Born

If you'll just stand here

Professor Frisbee - A Song Is Born

Professor Frisbee

- Frisbee! Are you hurt?
- No, it merely startled me. - A Song Is Born

- Frisbee! Are you hurt? - No, it merely startled me.

But our whole project seems to be suffering from some sort of vibration - A Song Is Born

But our whole project seems to be suffering from some sort...

No women aboard - A Song Is Born

No women aboard

What about your work - A Song Is Born

What about your work

I'm a perfectly normal man with perfectly normal instincts - A Song Is Born

I'm a perfectly normal man with perfectly normal...

But fortunately - A Song Is Born

But fortunately

Just a little sunlight in my hair and you had to water your neck - A Song Is Born

Just a little sunlight in my hair and you had to water your...

Maybe it sounds crazy - A Song Is Born

Maybe it sounds crazy

I don't give a whoop if the others went for me - A Song Is Born

I don't give a whoop if the others went for me

Just perfect What are you gonna do - A Song Is Born

Just perfect What are you gonna do

Did you see?
He almost stepped on my hand. - A Song Is Born

Did you see? He almost stepped on my hand.

- Well, Professor Frisbee?
- Yes, Miss Bragg. - A Song Is Born

- Well, Professor Frisbee? - Yes, Miss Bragg.

It will probably be a long time - A Song Is Born

It will probably be a long time

The taxi is here - A Song Is Born

The taxi is here

- Not on the cake.
- That's mustard. - A Song Is Born

- Not on the cake. - That's mustard.

If I were the cream for that woman's coffee - A Song Is Born

If I were the cream for that woman's coffee

How do you take it - A Song Is Born

How do you take it

I always thought I was married to my music - A Song Is Born

I always thought I was married to my music

One of these old dodos has got a yen for Honey - A Song Is Born

One of these old dodos has got a yen for Honey

Well, if we're going
to get started this afternoon, - A Song Is Born

Well, if we're going to get started this afternoon,

To be my lawful wedded wife,
for better or worse. - A Song Is Born

To be my lawful wedded wife, for better or worse.

A man is a goof to marry any woman - A Song Is Born

A man is a goof to marry any woman

That is what I advocate - A Song Is Born

That is what I advocate

What did you make out
of what Oddly was saying? - A Song Is Born

What did you make out of what Oddly was saying?

Professor you thought she was going to marry you - A Song Is Born

Professor you thought she was going to marry you

Professor Frisbee. Professor. - A Song Is Born

Professor Frisbee. Professor.

You've given us a fine course in the theory and practice of being a sucker - A Song Is Born

You've given us a fine course in the theory and...

I love him because he - A Song Is Born

I love him because he

You've been floating around on a pink cloud - A Song Is Born

You've been floating around on a pink cloud

Where'd you get all the people - A Song Is Born

Where'd you get all the people

In the words of Mr - A Song Is Born

In the words of Mr

All right, gentlemen. If we are all ready
now, I suggest that we proceed. - A Song Is Born

All right, gentlemen. If we are all ready now, I suggest tha...

- We dig it, Professor.
- We dig it, Professor. - A Song Is Born

- We dig it, Professor. - We dig it, Professor.

Get his gun. Get his gun. - A Song Is Born

Get his gun. Get his gun.

Now, Mr. Crow, we'll settle
our differences as man to man, - A Song Is Born

Now, Mr. Crow, we'll settle our differences as man to m...

Atta boy Frizzy give it to him - A Song Is Born

Atta boy Frizzy give it to him

Remember Frizzy no women aboard - A Song Is Born

Remember Frizzy no women aboard

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With her gangster boyfriend under investigation by the police, a nightclub singer hides out in a musical research institution staffed by bachelor professors - one of whom begins to fall for her.

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Director: Howard Hawks

Writer: Billy Wilder, Thomas Monroe, Harry Tugend

Production: Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Genre: comedy, music, musical

Year: 1948

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 19 Oct 1948

Awards: N/A

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