Ratings

TMDB Rating 6.5
IMDB Rating 7.1
RottenTomatoes Rating 50%

Financials

Revenue: $0

Budget: $2,400,000

Profit: - $-2,400,000


Movie Details

Tag Line: ...with the hottest men in music - beating out the rhythm with'm!

Status: Released

Average Rating: 7

Release Date: Oct 19, 1948

Rating: NR

Run Time: 1h 53m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: Samuel Goldwyn Productions


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Synopsis

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.


Main Cast

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Professor Hobart Frisbee

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Honey Swanson

Age : 84 | Popularity : 14%

Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

Professor Magenbruch

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Age : 51 | Popularity : 3%

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Age : 69 | Popularity : 6%

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Age : 94 | Popularity : 5%

Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Mel Powell

Mel Powell

Mel Powell

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%


Crew

Department Role Name
Camera Director of Photography
Gregg Toland
Gregg Toland
Writing Writer
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
Thomas Monroe
Thomas Monroe
Adaptation
Harry Tugend
Harry Tugend
Editing Editor
Daniel Mandell
Daniel Mandell
Directing Director
Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks
Costume & Make-Up Makeup Department Head
Mel Berns
Mel Berns
Costume Design
Irene Sharaff
Irene Sharaff
Makeup Artist
Robert Stephanoff
Robert Stephanoff
Hairstylist
Marie Clark
Marie Clark
Art Art Direction
George Jenkins
George Jenkins
Perry Ferguson
Perry Ferguson
Set Decoration
Julia Heron
Julia Heron
Production Producer
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn
Sound Music
Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer
Emil Newman
Emil Newman
Sound Recordist
Fred Lau
Fred Lau
Department Role Name

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