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A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born (1948) Full Cast & Crew

1948Movie"...with the hottest men in music - beating out the rhythm with'm!"

Cast

D
Danny Kaye
as Hobart Frisbee
V
Virginia Mayo
as Honey Swanson
B
Benny Goodman
as Professor Magenbruch
T
Tommy Dorsey
as Tommy Dorsey
L
Louis Armstrong
as Louis Armstrong
L
Lionel Hampton
as Lionel Hampton
C
Charlie Barnet
as Charlie Barnet
M
Mel Powell
as Mel Powell
F
Ford Washington Lee
as Buck
J
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
as Bubbles
P
Page Cavanaugh
as Page Cavanaugh
O
Orlandus Wilson
as Orlandus Wilson
R
Russo do Pandeiro
as Russo
H
Hugh Herbert
as Professor Twingle
S
Steve Cochran
as Tony Crow
J
J. Edward Bromberg
as Dr. Elfini
F
Felix Bressart
as Professor Gerkikoff
L
Ludwig Stössel
as Professor Träumer
O
O.Z. Whitehead
as Professor Oddly
E
Esther Dale
as Miss Bragg
M
Mary Field
as Miss Totten
H
Howland Chamberlain
as Mr. Setter
P
Paul Langton
as Joe
S
Sidney Blackmer
as Adams
B
Ben Welden
as Monte
B
Ben Chasen
as Ben
P
Peter Virgo
as Louis
H
Harry Babasin
as Bass
L
Louie Bellson
as Drums
A
Alton Hendrickson
as Guitar
L
Laurindo Almeida
as Laurindo Almeida (uncredited)
S
Sue George
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
M
Milicent Patrick
as Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)

Crew

H
Howard Hawks
Director
G
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
G
George Jenkins
Art Direction
P
Perry Ferguson
Art Direction
R
Robert Stephanoff
Makeup Artist
M
Marie Clark
Hairstylist
D
Daniel Mandell
Editor
I
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
S
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
J
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
E
Emil Newman
Original Music Composer
H
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer
T
Thomas Monroe
Story
D
Don Raye
Lyricist
H
Hugo Friedhofer
Music Director
G
Gene de Paul
Lyricist
B
Billy Wilder
Story
E
Emil Newman
Music Director
J
John P. Fulton
Special Effects
S
Sonny Burke
Orchestrator
D
Don Raye
Original Music Composer
F
Fred Lau
Sound Recordist