Young Man with a Horn

Name: Young Man with a Horn
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Released: 1950-03-01
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6.388

★ 6,4 /10 (58 Votes)

1950 EN 112 min

Overview

Taken in by the musical world as a young orphan, Rick Martin grows up with a desire to play pure jazz instead of the commercial gigs he lands, whilst also coping with the problems caused by his tempestuous marriage to an aloof heiress.

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Release date

01/03/1950

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Popularity

2.3

Put down your trumpet, jazzman. I'm in the mood for love!

Genres

Drama Music Romance

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

112 min

Revenue

$1,500,000

Kirk Douglas

Rick Martin

Lauren Bacall

Amy North

Doris Day

Jo Jordan

Hoagy Carmichael

Willie 'Smoke' Willoughby

Juano Hernández

Art Hazzard

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Jerome Cowan

Phil Morrison

Mary Beth Hughes

Marge Martin

Nestor Paiva

Louis Galba

Orley Lindgren

Young Rick

Walter Reed

Jack Chandler

Paul E. Burns

First Pawnbroker (uncredited)

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Dan Seymour

Mike (uncredited)

Bill Walker

Funeral Minister

Jean Spangler

Hula Dancer

Paul Brinegar

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Frank Cady

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

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Dick Cherney

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Everett Glass

Mission Song Leader (uncredited)

Keye Luke

Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)

Barry Norton

Man at Train Station / Café Guest (uncredited)

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This trumpet is part of me, the best part! Young Man With A Horn is inspired by the sad life of jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke, a sad life because Bix would succumb to alcoholism and pass away at the age of 28. Rick Martin (Kirk Douglas) is the fictional character of the piece, the film is told in flashbacks of Martin's life through the nostalgic reminiscence of pianist Smoke Willoughby (Hoagy Carmichael). Young Man With A Horn is very much a film of three parts, the first half firmly establishes Rick's love of music from an early age, his tutelage under mentor Art Hazzard (Juan Hernan…

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