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A Song Is Born

Directed by Howard Hawks

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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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Hobart Frisbee

Honey Swanson

Professor Magenbruch

Tommy Dorsey

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Hugo Friedhofer

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What is A Song Is Born about?

A Song Is Born is about 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.

Who directed A Song Is Born?

Howard Hawks directed A Song Is Born.

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