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.
- Director
- Howard Hawks
- Signature
- Craft · Humour · Tension
Who's in it
Cast
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27 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- Worldwide gross
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- Release date
- Oct 19, 1948
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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