Rent Young Man with a Horn (1950)
3.6 of 5 from 67 ratings
1h 48min
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- Synopsis:
With a second-hand trumpet and the loving guidance of a brilliant bluesman, a lonely boy grows into manhood as a superb musician whose talent carries him from honky-tonks to posh supper clubs. But his desperate search for the elusive high note trapped in his mind but impossible to play starts him on a boozy downward slide. Charged with dynamic performances by Kirk Douglas (the title role), Doris Day, Lauren Bacall and Hoagy Carmichael and pitch-perfect direction by Michael Curtiz, the film is a feast of hot, cool, moody jazz. Legendary Harry James dubbed Douglas' hornwork. Day brings another fine instrument - her voice - to four standards. Movie and music lovers will be glad to meet this Man. - Actors:
- Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael, Juano Hernandez, Jerome Cowan, Mary Beth Hughes, Nestor Paiva, Orley Lindgren, Walter Reed, Fred Aldrich, Paul Bradley, John Breen, Paul Brinegar, Bridget Brown, Paul E. Burns, Frank Cady, Steve Carruthers, Hugh Charles, Dick Cherney
- Directors:
- Michael Curtiz
- Writers:
- Carl Foreman, Edmund H. North
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Drama, Music & Musicals
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Lesbian Cinema, Getting to Know: Doris Day
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