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The delights range from Brahms to boogie-woogie in this high-spirited musical spotlighting the greatest names in Big Band music. Outrageous Danny Kaye plays a professor of highbrow music, who becomes involved with a torchy saloon singer and a gang of criminals.
Original Release
10/19/1948
US Release
10/19/1948
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Danny Kaye | Professor 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 W. Bubbles | Bubbles |
Directors
Writers
Billy Wilder, Thomas Monroe, Harry Tugend, Helen McSweeney
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Danny Kaye | Professor 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 W. Bubbles | Bubbles |
| Page Cavanaugh Trio | The Page Cavanaugh Trio |
| The Golden Gate Quartette | The Golden Gate Quartette |
| Samba Kings | The Samba Kings (as Russo and The Samba Kings) / The Samba Kings |
| Hugh Herbert | Professor Twingle |
| Steve Cochran | Tony Crow |
| J. Edward Bromberg | Dr. Elfini |
| Felix Bressart | Professor Gerkikoff |
| Ludwig Stössel | Professor Traumer |
| O.Z. Whitehead | Professor Oddly |
| Esther Dale | Miss Bragg |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
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