A Song Is Born ...with the hottest men in music - beating out the rhythm with'm! Release date: 1948-10-19 Genres: Comedy, Music Actors: O.Z. Whitehead, Howland Chamberlain, Paul Langton, Steve Cochran, Sidney Blackmer, Mary Field, Esther Dale, Virginia Mayo, Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, Hugh Herbert, Danny Kaye, Ludwig Stössel, Peter Virgo, Ben Welden, Benny Goodman, Orlandus Wilson, Ford Washington Lee, J. Edward Bromberg, Sue George, Felix Bressart, Milicent Patrick, John 'Bubbles' Sublett, Page Cavanaugh, Louie Bellson, Lionel Hampton, Al Viola, Alton Hendrickson, Charlie Barnet, Lloyd Pratt, Clyde Riddick, Henry Owens, Mel Powell, Harry Babasin, Russo do Pandeiro, Ben Chasen, Willie Johnson Budget: $2,400,000Runtime: 1 h. 53 min. Score: 6.5/10 Votes: 43 Countries: United States of America Companies: Samuel Goldwyn Productions Available* : Overview: 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.