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Young Man with a Horn is a 1950 American musical drama film starring Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael, and Juano Hernandez. Directed by Michael Curtiz, it was based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Dorothy Baker inspired by the life of jazz cornetist Bix Beiderbecke.
- March 1, 1950
- Jerry Wald
Young Man with a Horn: Directed by Michael Curtiz. With Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael. A young trumpet player is torn between an honest singer and a manipulative heiress.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Michael Curtiz
- 1950-03-01
Rick Martin (Kirk Douglas) is a young man with no direction in life --until he discovers he has a flare for the trumpet. When jazz icon Art Hazzard (Juano Hernandez) agrees to become his...
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- Kirk Douglas
- Michael Curtiz
- Drama
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The Warner Bros. musical drama Young Man With a Horn (1950), adapted from the novel by Dorothy Baker, was inspired by the life of Bix Beiderbecke, a cornet player who hit jazz-age heights before sinking into alcoholism and dying in 1931 at age 28. Kirk Douglas stars as Rick Martin, a tormented trumpeter who suffers through a disastrous marriage ...
- Michael Curtiz
- Kirk Douglas
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Plot. Young Man with a Horn. Jump to Edit. Summaries. A young trumpet player is torn between an honest singer and a manipulative heiress. Aimless youth Rick Martin learns he has a gift for music and falls in love with the trumpet. Legendary trumpeter Art Hazzard takes Rick under his wing and teaches him all he knows about playing.
