A Song Is Born (1948) | Full Cast

Howard Hawks

DIRECTOR

Danny Kaye

Professor Hobart Frisbee

Virginia Mayo

Honey Swanson

Benny Goodman

Professor Magenbruch

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

Mel Powell

Mel Powell

Ford Washington Lee

Buck

John W. Bubbles

Bubbles

Page Cavanaugh Trio

The Page Cavanaugh Trio

The Golden Gate Quartette

The Golden Gate Quartette

Samba Kings

The Samba Kings

Hugh Herbert

Professor Twingle

Steve Cochran

Tony Crow

J. Edward Bromberg

Dr. Elfini

Felix Bressart

Professor Gerkikoff

Ludwig Stössel

Professor Traumer

O.Z. Whitehead

Professor Oddly

Esther Dale

Miss Bragg

Mary Field

Miss Totten

Howland Chamberlain

Mr. Setter

Paul Langton

Joe

Sidney Blackmer

Adams

Ben Welden

Monte

Ben Chasen

Ben

Peter Virgo

Louis

Harry Babasin

Bass

Louie Bellson

Drums

Alton Hendrickson

Guitar

Juliette Ball

Woman at Chocolate Clubuncredited

Shirley Ballard

Chorine at Crow's Nestuncredited

Edward Biby

Headwaiter at Barnet Clubuncredited

Norman Blake

Man at Crow's Nestuncredited

Lennie Bluett

Man at Chocolate Clubuncredited

The Brazilians

Performersuncredited

Jill Browning

Woman at Dorsey Clubuncredited

Paul E. Burns

Justice of the Peaceuncredited

Lucille Casey

Woman at Dorsey Clubuncredited

Page Cavanaugh

Self - Singeruncredited

Lane Chandler

Policeman at Twin Oaks Innuncredited

Peter Cusanelli

Chef at Dixieland Clubuncredited

Vivian Dandridge

Patron at The Chocolate Clubuncredited

Roy Darmour

Man at Crow's Nestuncredited

Joe Devlin

Adams' Henchmanuncredited

Carl Faulkner

Postmanuncredited

Maxine Fife

Woman at Barnet Clubuncredited

Bess Flowers

Nightclub Patronuncredited

George Ford

Man at Tableuncredited

Louise Franklin

Woman at Chocolate Clubuncredited

Raoul Freeman

Detective from D.A.'s Officeuncredited

Diane Garrett

Woman at Dorsey Clubuncredited

Karen X. Gaylord

Woman at Crow's Nestuncredited

Norma Gentner

Girl with Samba Kingsuncredited

Sue George

Cigarette Girluncredited

William Haade

Detective from D.A.'s Officeuncredited

Barbara Hamilton

Woman at Dorsey Clubuncredited

Charles Hawkins

Nightclub Patron at The Chocolate Clubuncredited

John Impolito

Chef at the Dixielanduncredited

Eugene Jackson

Nightclub patronuncredited

Freddie Jackson

Nightclub patronuncredited

Marjorie Jackson

Chorine at Crow's Nestuncredited

Donald Kerr

Waiter at Crow's Nestuncredited

Nolan Leary

Stage Doorman at the Crow's Nestuncredited

Bert LeBaron

Chef at Dixieland Clubuncredited

Will Lee

Waiter at the Dixieland Clubuncredited

Wilbur Mack

Nightclub Patronuncredited

Frank Meredith

Policeman at Toll Gateuncredited

Harold Miller

Nightclub Patronuncredited

Beverlee Mitchell

Girl at Tableuncredited

Martha Montgomery

Chorine at Crow's Nestuncredited

Juanita Moore

Woman at Chocolate Clubuncredited

Gene Morgan

Man at Dorsey Clubuncredited

Diana Mumby

Chorine at Crow's Nestuncredited

Janie New

Woman at Dorsey Clubuncredited

Milicent Patrick

Woman at Dorsey Clubuncredited

Foster H. Phinney

Man at Crow's Nestuncredited

Jeffrey Sayre

Man at Dorsey Clubuncredited

Muni Seroff

Waiteruncredited

Jeri Sullavan

Honey Swansonuncredited,singingVoice

Irene Vernon

Woman at Crow's Nestuncredited

Al Viola

Self - Guitaristuncredited

Pat Walker

Photographer at Dorsey Clubuncredited

Alice Wallace

Woman at Dorsey Clubuncredited

Don Wilmot

Messengeruncredited