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A Song Is Born

6.419481h 53mUMovieComedyMusic

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.

DirectorHoward Hawks
WritersThomas Monroe·Billy Wilder
ProducerSamuel Goldwyn

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Cast · Directed by Howard Hawks

DKDanny Kaye
Danny Kaye
Hobart Frisbee
VMVirginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo
Honey Swanson
BGBenny Goodman
Benny Goodman
Professor Magenbruch
TDTommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
LALouis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
LHLionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
CBCharlie Barnet
Charlie Barnet
Charlie Barnet
MPMel Powell
Mel Powell
Mel Powell
FL
Ford Washington Lee
Buck
JSJohn 'Bubbles' Sublett
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
Bubbles
PCPage Cavanaugh
Page Cavanaugh
Page Cavanaugh
AV
Al Viola
Al Viola

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A Song Is Born — streaming FAQ

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A Song Is Born is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in United Kingdom, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video. It's not currently on Netflix.

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