Cast & crew
A Song Is Born (1948)
Directed by Howard Hawks Written by Thomas Monroe, Billy Wilder
Cast
| Tommy Dorsey | Tommy Dorsey |
| Lionel Hampton | Lionel Hampton |
| Charlie Barnet | Charlie Barnet |
| Danny Kaye | Hobart Frisbee |
| Virginia Mayo | Honey Swanson |
| Benny Goodman | Professor Magenbruch |
| Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong |
| Mel Powell | Mel Powell |
| Ford Washington Lee | Buck |
| Page Cavanaugh | Page Cavanaugh |
| Al Viola | Al Viola |
| Lloyd Pratt | Lloyd Pratt |
| Orlandus Wilson | Orlandus Wilson |
| Henry Owens | Henry Owens |
| Willie Johnson | Willie Johnson |
| John 'Bubbles' Sublett | Bubbles |
| Clyde Riddick | Clyde Riddick |
| Russo do Pandeiro | Russo |
| Hugh Herbert | Professor Twingle |
| Steve Cochran | Tony Crow |
| J. Edward Bromberg | Dr. Elfini |
| Felix Bressart | Professor Gerkikoff |
| Ludwig Stössel | Professor Träumer |
| O.Z. Whitehead | Professor Oddly |
| Esther Dale | Miss Bragg |
| Mary Field | Miss Totten |
| Ben Chasen | Ben |
| Harry Babasin | Bass |
| Louie Bellson | Drums |
| Howland Chamberlain | Mr. Setter |
| Paul Langton | Joe |
| Sidney Blackmer | Adams |
| Ben Welden | Monte |
| Peter Virgo | Louis |
| Alton Hendrickson | Guitar |
| Laurindo Almeida | Laurindo Almeida (uncredited) |
| Sue George | Cigarette Girl (uncredited) |
| Milicent Patrick | Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited) |
Crew
| Howard Hawks | Director |
| Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
| Perry Ferguson | Art Direction |
| George Jenkins | Art Direction |
| Marie Clark | Hairstylist |
| Robert Stephanoff | Makeup Artist |
| Irene Sharaff | Costume Design |
| Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Daniel Mandell | Editor |
| Emil Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Hugo Friedhofer | Original Music Composer |
| Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Don Raye | Lyricist |
| Thomas Monroe | Story |
| Emil Newman | Music Director |
| John P. Fulton | Special Effects |
| Sonny Burke | Orchestrator |
| Billy Wilder | Story |
| Hugo Friedhofer | Music Director |
| Gene de Paul | Lyricist |
| Don Raye | Original Music Composer |
| Charles Brackett | Original Film Writer |
| Billy Wilder | Original Film Writer |
| Fred Lau | Sound Recordist |
| Harry Tugend | Adaptation |