A Song Is Born
1948 · 113 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 2,987 VOTES · DIR. Howard Hawks
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,856 lines
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00:00:04 First you take a drum beat
00:05:11 Only the other day we were recording a Polynesian chant, love chant.
00:10:56 - Miss Totten, you forgot your... - Oh, thank you.
00:15:03 - Yes, that's right. - I think I got it now.
00:21:43 Well, they tell me when he passed through Galilee
00:28:31 - Just a minute. - Let him in. We'll handle him.
00:32:20 Jazz.: Hot and Hybrid. That's very interesting.
00:36:09 Well, there is a slight rosiness in the laryngeal region.
00:39:39 - Salad? - What could that mean?
00:45:51 Well, Tony doesn't have to bribe me just because I do him a little favor.
00:50:52 One, two, three, four.
00:56:03 Man O' War's at the clubhouse turn
00:59:50 to explain the meaning of the word riff.
01:04:35 - Taxi is here. - I'll tell him.
01:09:32 Up until now, my life has been like, well, like an un-orchestrated theme.
01:14:17 Well, I don't know, Daddy.
01:18:57 - Check. - Out of consideration
01:23:01 ELFINl: Well, but this is different.
01:28:46 But I'm afraid I don't trust myself.
01:33:25 Where is she?
01:37:30 I love him, Tony, that's what I'm trying to tell you.
01:41:30 It would be very interesting to teach you the contrary
01:45:33 Perhaps if we change our style to swing, that'll help produce the desired result.
03:02:00 and board.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,856
Dialogue density16.4 lines / min
First line00:00:04
Final line03:02:00
Production Record
DirectorHoward Hawks
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,400,000
IMDb votes2,987