Young Man with a Horn

Young Man with a Horn (1950)

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

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.

Date of release
1950-03-01
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (59)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Director
Michael Curtiz

Casting

  • Kirk Douglas — Rick Martin
  • Lauren Bacall — Amy North
  • Doris Day — Jo Jordan
  • Hoagy Carmichael — Willie 'Smoke' Willoughby
  • Juano Hernández — Art Hazzard
  • 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)
  • Dan Seymour — Mike (uncredited)

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