7.7
The Chorus
2004
“...with the hottest men in music - beating out the rhythm with'm!”
A Song Is Born (1948)
October 19, 19481h 53mEN
6.3
45 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Howard HawksWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2.4M
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7.0After two minutes you will spot the obvious similarity with "Ball of Fire" (1941). Swap Gary Cooper with Danny Kaye and Barbara Stanwyck with Virginia Mayo then add some fantastic musicianship from the likes of Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong, Sonny Burke et al, and we have a gently amusing story of a professor (of music this time) who falls for the gangster's moll. "Honey" (Mayo) takes refuge from the pursuing FBI with a bunch of dithery professors creating an over budget dictionary of music and soon the hapless "Prof. Frisbee" (Kaye) is eating out of her hand. The gangster eleme…
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