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Language. English. Budget. $2.3 million [2] Box office. $2.4 million (US rentals) [3] A Song Is Born (also known as That's Life ), [4] starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo, is a 1948 Technicolor musical film remake of Howard Hawks ' 1941 movie Ball of Fire with Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck.
A Song Is Born: Directed by Howard Hawks. With Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey. With her gangster boyfriend under investigation by the police, a nightclub singer hides out in a musical research institution staffed by bachelor professors - one of whom begins to fall for her.
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- Comedy, Music, Musical
- Howard Hawks
- 1948-10-19
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A group of music professors takes in a singer on the run from her gangster boyfriend. Cast & Crew. Read More. Howard Hawks. Director. Danny Kaye. Professor Hobart Frisbee. Virginia Mayo. Honey Swanson. Benny Goodman. Professor Magenbruch. Tommy Dorsey. Louis Armstrong. Photos & Videos
- Howard Hawks, Joseph Boyle, Helen Mcsweeney
- Danny Kaye
Steve Cochran. Tony Crow. Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. A group of music professors, including Frisbee (Danny Kaye) and Magenbruch (Benny Goodman), are writing an encyclopedia of music....
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- Danny Kaye
- Howard Hawks
- Musical, Comedy
Summaries. With her gangster boyfriend under investigation by the police, a nightclub singer hides out in a musical research institution staffed by bachelor professors - one of whom begins to fall for her. Gangster's moll Honey Swanson goes into hiding when her boyfriend is under investigation by the police.