Young Man With A Horn
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Stars Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall and Doris Day. Tells of a young man who uncompromisingly works to develop his artistry and technique as a jazz musician.
As a young boy, after his mother dies, Rick Martin sees a trumpet in the window of a pawn shop. Rick grows up to be an outstanding musician, tutored by jazzman Art Hazzard. He lands a job playing for the big band of Jack Chandler, getting to know the piano player Smoke Willoughby and the beautiful singer Jo Jordan. Jo has fallen for Rick and finds him a job in New York with a dance orchestra. She and Rick begin an affair and eventually are married. Rick becomes an alcoholic who neglects his music and even destroys his horn.
As a young boy, after his mother dies, Rick Martin sees a trumpet in the window of a pawn shop. Rick grows up to be an outstanding musician, tutored by jazzman Art Hazzard. He lands a job playing for the big band of Jack Chandler, getting to know the piano player Smoke Willoughby and the beautiful singer Jo Jordan. Jo has fallen for Rick and finds him a job in New York with a dance orchestra. She and Rick begin an affair and eventually are married. Rick becomes an alcoholic who neglects his music and even destroys his horn.
Credits
- Curtiz, Michael, 1888-1962.
- Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962.
- Foreman, Carl.
- North, Edmund H., 1911-1990.
- Baker, Dorothy, 1907-1968, Young man with a horn.
- McCord, Ted.
- Heindorf, Ray, 1908-1980.
- James, Harry, 1916-1983.
- Crosland, Alan, 1918-2001.
- Douglas, Kirk, 1916-
- Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014
- Day, Doris, 1922-
- Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981.
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
- Cast
- Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Kirk Douglas
Copyright
30Apr50 LP124, renewed 6Jan77 R650847 Renewal claimant: Warner Brothers, Inc Original author: Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc
Complete catalog record
Stars Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall and Doris Day. Tells of a young man who uncompromisingly works to develop his artistry and technique as a jazz musician.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, creator, format, sound, genre, description, catalog record
- BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, credits
- Wikidata · Q946888 ↗ — country
- U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright
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