Review of A Song Is Born (1948) by Davey M — 29 Dec 2009
A rather dull, and occasionally (particularly in the first twenty minutes or so) unnervingly racist, remake of "Balls of Fire"--it's redeemed, however, by some amazing musical numbers with an all-star cast of jazz geniuses: Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, and Mel Powell.
Danny Kaye has a couple nice comic bits, even though it really isn't a comedy, deep down, and director Howard Hawks' fingerprint is evident, so it's a must for Hawks completists, but, great a director as he is, that doesn't necessarily make it any better of a movie (same goes for Gregg Toland--he knows how to shoot a movie, but this is hardly the movie to show off his talents).
This review of A Song Is Born (1948) was written by Davey M on 29 Dec 2009.
A Song Is Born has generally received positive reviews.
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