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A Balasaur Score of 63 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 50%. Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do. Most of the 235 1940s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
47 audience votes
Key crew
- Howard HawksDirector
- Hugo FriedhoferOriginal Music Composer
- Emil NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Don RayeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Danny KayeHobart Frisbee
- Virginia MayoHoney Swanson
- Benny GoodmanProfessor Magenbruch
- Tommy DorseyTommy Dorsey
- Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong
- Lionel HamptonLionel Hampton
- Charlie BarnetCharlie Barnet
- Mel PowellMel Powell
- Ford Washington LeeBuck
- John 'Bubbles' SublettBubbles
- Page CavanaughPage Cavanaugh
- Al ViolaAl Viola
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Themes
musicalscrewball comedy