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A Song is Born (1948)

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A Song is Born (1948)

A Song is Born (1948)
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC | 4:3 | 720x480 | 4700 kbps | 4.6Gb
Audio: #1 English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps, #3 French AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps, 3 Spanish AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subtitles: English, Spanish
01:53:00 | USA | Comedy, Musical

Gangster's moll Honey Swanson goes into hiding when her boyfriend is under investigation by the police. Where better to hide than a musical research institute staffed entirely by lonely bachelors? She gets more than she bargained for when the head of the institute Professor Hobart Frisbee starts to fall for her.

Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Barnet, Mel Powell, Buck and Bubbles, Page Cavanaugh Trio, The Golden Gate Quartette, Samba Kings, Hugh Herbert, Steve Cochran, J. Edward Bromberg, Felix Bressart, Ludwig Stossel, O.Z. Whitehead, Esther Dale, Mary Field, Howland Chamberlain, Paul Langton, Sidney Blackmer, Ben Welden, Ben Chasen, Peter Virgo, Harry Babasin, Louie Bellson, Alton Hendrickson, Shirley Ballard

A Song is Born (1948)

A Song is Born (1948)


Howard Hawks remake of his 1941 comedy "Ball of Fire" was a vehicle for Danny Kaye, who was popular at the time. This film is based on a story by Billy Wilder and Thomas Monroe, which had also been the basis of the original film. The movie was shot in Technicolor, something that must have been one of the stipulations of its star, Danny Kaye.
By changing the original premise from learning about slang to learning about the new popular rhythms that had come out during the thirties and forties, the creators thought they were updating the basic idea, and they succeed, at times. The best thing in this film is the array of talent we see. Some of the giants in popular music of that time, are seen at their best in musical numbers that are clever and that reminds the viewer how classic compositions could relate to the new expressions.
The central story is just a pretext to present Danny Kaye, who is the nerdy professor Frisbee, and his co-star, Virginia Mayo, a night club singer, Honey Swanson. Professor Frisbee gets in hot water because unknown to him, Honey is involved with a gangster, Tony Crow, who doesn't want to let go of his beautiful girlfriend. Besides the two stars, Steve Cochran puts in an appearance as Tony.
Some of the best known popular musicians of that era are seen doing wonderful music together. Tommy Dorsey, Mel Powell, Buck and Bubbles, Charlie Barnett, Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, and Benny Goodman, who plays one of the professors.
The film, while not as original as its model, is worth watching for the music alone. Music fans are in for a treat thanks to Mr Hawks

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A Song is Born (1948)