Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysHispanic & Latino VoicesSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Professori

Original title: A Song Is Born
  • 19481948
  • SS
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
24,895
589
Danny Kaye, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Virginia Mayo, and Mel Powell in Professori (1948)
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.
Play trailer2:20
1 Video
54 Photos
ComedyMusicMusical

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 ... Read allWith 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.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.

IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
24,895
589
  • Director
    • Howard Hawks
  • Writers
    • Billy Wilder(based on the story "From A to Z" by)
    • Thomas Monroe(based on the story "From A to Z" by)
    • Harry Tugend(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Danny Kaye
    • Virginia Mayo
    • Benny Goodman
Top credits
  • Director
    • Howard Hawks
  • Writers
    • Billy Wilder(based on the story "From A to Z" by)
    • Thomas Monroe(based on the story "From A to Z" by)
    • Harry Tugend(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Danny Kaye
    • Virginia Mayo
    • Benny Goodman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 2:20
    Trailer

    Photos54

    Danny Kaye, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and Lionel Hampton in Professori (1948)
    Danny Kaye, Hugh Herbert, Felix Bressart, J. Edward Bromberg, Virginia Mayo, and Ludwig Stössel in Professori (1948)
    Virginia Mayo in Professori (1948)
    Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo in Professori (1948)
    Virginia Mayo in Professori (1948)
    Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo in Professori (1948)
    Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo in Professori (1948)
    Virginia Mayo in Professori (1948)
    Felix Bressart, J. Edward Bromberg, Benny Goodman, and Ludwig Stössel in Professori (1948)
    Danny Kaye, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and Lionel Hampton in Professori (1948)
    Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo in Professori (1948)
    Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo in Professori (1948)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Danny Kaye
    Danny Kaye
    • Professor Hobart Frisbee
    Virginia Mayo
    Virginia Mayo
    • Honey Swanson
    Benny Goodman
    Benny Goodman
    • Professor Magenbruch
    Tommy Dorsey
    Tommy Dorsey
    • Tommy Dorsey
    Louis Armstrong
    Louis Armstrong
    • Louis Armstrong
    Lionel Hampton
    Lionel Hampton
    • Lionel Hampton
    Charlie Barnet
    Charlie Barnet
    • Charlie Barnet
    Mel Powell
    Mel Powell
    • Mel Powell
    Ford Washington Lee
    • Buck
    John W. Bubbles
    John W. Bubbles
    • Bubbles
    • (as John William Sublett)
    Page Cavanaugh Trio
    Page Cavanaugh Trio
    • The Page Cavanaugh Trio
    • (as The Page Cavanaugh Trio)
    The Golden Gate Quartette
    The Golden Gate Quartette
    • The Golden Gate Quartette
    • (as The Golden Gate Quartet)
    Samba Kings
    • The Samba Kings
    • (as Russo and The Samba Kings)
    Hugh Herbert
    Hugh Herbert
    • Professor Twingle
    Steve Cochran
    Steve Cochran
    • Tony Crow
    J. Edward Bromberg
    J. Edward Bromberg
    • Dr. Elfini
    Felix Bressart
    Felix Bressart
    • Professor Gerkikoff
    Ludwig Stössel
    Ludwig Stössel
    • Professor Traumer
    • (as Ludwig Stossel)
    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • Billy Wilder(based on the story "From A to Z" by)
      • Thomas Monroe(based on the story "From A to Z" by)
      • Harry Tugend(adaptation) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Danny Kaye's wife, Sylvia Fine, was also his personal composer/writer. However, Fine refused to take part in any more of Kaye's projects because he had recently left her for actress Eve Arden. Kaye did not want anyone else writing songs for him, so he simply did not perform any songs in this movie.
    • Goofs
      Whilst at the resort, with everyone sitting around the table, the candles are different lengths depending on the angle of the shot.
    • Quotes

      Honey Swanson: [about Frisbee] Yes, I love him. I love those hick shirts he wears with the boiled collars and the way he always has his coat buttoned wrong. It looks like a giraffe, and I love him. I love him because he's the sort of a guy that gets drunk on a glass of buttermilk. And I love the way he blushes right up over his ears. I love him because he... he doesn't know how to kiss, the jerk.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Kahdella pennillä toiveita (1952)
    • Soundtracks
      A Song Is Born
      (1948)
      Words and Music by Don Raye and Gene de Paul
      Orchestrations by Sonny Burke
      Sung by Virginia Mayo (uncredited) (dubbed by Jeri Sullavan (uncredited))
      Sung and played by Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
      Played by Tommy Dorsey (uncredited)
      Sung by The Golden Gate Quartette (uncredited)

    User reviews32

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    Very entertaining
    I have this on a vhs and watch it from time to time. Apart from the musical sequences, the story pleases me because Danny Kaye is taken for an idiot by the young lady but in the end she falls in love with him ! It is a pleasure to watch the way her attitude changes. There are not many films with this kind of story, so when I see one I like to treasure it ! In addition to this the musical sequences are memorable with well-known stars. Hopefully they will put it onto Dvd but unfortunately the DVD industry seems to have forgotten about Danny Kaye !
    helpful•18
    6
    • nicholas.rhodes
    • Oct 2, 2001

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • November 30, 1951 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Song Is Born
    • Filming locations
      • Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production company
      • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Budget
      • $2,400,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Danny Kaye, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Virginia Mayo, and Mel Powell in Professori (1948)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Professori (1948) officially released in Canada in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View image
    Photos
    Trending: Stars to Watch
    See the gallery
    View list
    List
    IMDb's Top 50 TV Dramas
    See the full list
    View image
    Photos
    We Love These Hollywood Power Couples
    See the gallery

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more access
    Sign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.