History Film / ASongIsBorn

** To convince him to allow her to live in the mansion, she takes off her heels and [[ShesGotLegs stretches out her leg]] to him to feel how cold and wet her feet are from the rain.

* [[TitleDrop A Title Is Dropped]]:

* CatchPhrase: Comedian Hugh Herbert (Professor Twingle) gets his traditional "Woohoo!" in at the end, as Honey and Frisbee kiss.

** Jimmy Dorsey isn't in the film, but his brother Tommy mentions him at one point.

A FemmeFatale and [[TheChanteuse nightclub torch singer]] on the run from the law (and her gangster boyfriend) hides out in a music institute run by [[Literature/SnowWhite seven]] "longhair" (1940's slang for lovers of classical music) [[Literature/SnowWhite professors]]. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity]] (and a lot of great music) [[HilarityEnsues ensues]].

A FemmeFatale and [[TheChanteuse nightclub torch singer]] on the run from the law (and her gangster boyfriend) hides out in a music institute run by [[Literature/SnowWhite seven]] "longhair" (1940's slang for older, un-hip squares, often of a musical bent) [[Literature/SnowWhite professors]]. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity]] (and a lot of great music) [[HilarityEnsues ensues]].

* {{Supergroup}}: And how! Some of the biggest names in Jazz and Big Band are in the film.

* CluelessChickMagnet: Not only is Ms. Totten interested in Frisbee at the start of the film, but later on Honey falls for him as well.

* AfricanChant: Called in the movie a "Polynesian love chant" but it's basically the same trope, a bunch of nonsense words sung to the beat of tribal drums.

* JungleDrums: The "Polynesian love chant" Hobart Frisbee gets Miss Totten to dance to with him; the main instrument used is a conga drum, with the other professors accompanying with various other tribal drums.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Almost. Miss Totten's lawyer tries to convince her to cancel the encyclopedia of music the institute is working on.

** Dropped in the opening credits song, of the same name.
** Virginia Mayo sings the title (in the past tense, "was" rather than "is") in a reprise of the title song, in the middle of the film.

** Dropped in the opening credits song.
** Virginia Mayo sings the title (in the past tense, "was" rather than "is") in a song in the middle of the film.

** Dropped in the opening credits song

* [[TitleDrop A Title Was Dropped]]: Virginia Mayo sings the title song (in past tense, "was" rather than "is") in the middle of the film.

[[caption-width-right:350:Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton playing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12TFi5wVRs8 "Stealin' Apples"]]. Drummer Louie Bellson (left of Virginia Mayo), bassist Harry Babasin and pianist Mel Powell (to Virginia's right), and Louis Armstrong and Tommy Dorsey (behind Danny Kaye to his left and right, respectively) can be seen in the background.]]

A FemmeFatale and [[TheChanteuse nightclub torch singer]] on the run from the law (and her gangster boyfriend) hides out in a music institute run by [[Literature/SnowWhite seven]] "longhair" (1940's slang for un-hip squares) [[Literature/SnowWhite professors]]. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity]] (and a lot of great music) [[HilarityEnsues ensues]].

A FemmeFatale and [[TheChanteuse nightclub torch singer]] on the run from the law (and her gangster boyfriend) hides out in a music institute run by seven "longhair" (1940's slang for un-hip squares) professors. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity]] (and a lot of great music) [[HilarityEnsues ensues]].