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.
Cast
Danny Kaye
Hobart Frisbee
Virginia Mayo
Honey Swanson
Benny Goodman
Professor Magenbruch
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
Charlie Barnet
Charlie Barnet
Mel Powell
Mel Powell
Ford Washington Lee
Buck
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
Bubbles
Page Cavanaugh
Page Cavanaugh
Al Viola
Al Viola
Lloyd Pratt
Lloyd Pratt
Orlandus Wilson
Orlandus Wilson
Henry Owens
Henry Owens
Willie Johnson
Willie Johnson
Clyde Riddick
Clyde Riddick
Russo do Pandeiro
Russo
Hugh Herbert
Professor Twingle
Steve Cochran
Tony Crow
J. Edward Bromberg
Dr. Elfini
Felix Bressart
Professor Gerkikoff
Ludwig Stössel
Professor Träumer
O.Z. Whitehead
Professor Oddly
Esther Dale
Miss Bragg
Mary Field
Miss Totten
Howland Chamberlain
Mr. Setter
Paul Langton
Joe
Sidney Blackmer
Adams
Ben Welden
Monte
Ben Chasen
Ben
Peter Virgo
Louis
Harry Babasin
Bass
Louie Bellson
Drums
Alton Hendrickson
Guitar
Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida (uncredited)
Sue George
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Milicent Patrick
Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)
Crew
Howard Hawks
Director
Harry Tugend
Adaptation
Charles Brackett
Original Film Writer
Billy Wilder
Original Film Writer, Story
Thomas Monroe
Story
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Marie Clark
Hairstylist
Robert Stephanoff
Makeup Artist
Fred Lau
Sound Recordist
John P. Fulton
Special Effects
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Emil Newman
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Don Raye
Original Music Composer, Lyricist
Gene de Paul
Lyricist
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
Perry Ferguson
Art Direction
George Jenkins
Art Direction
Sonny Burke
Orchestrator
