Young Man with a Horn (1950)

6.4/10 112 min Drama Music Romance

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.

Cast

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)

Bill Walker

Funeral Minister

Jean Spangler

Hula Dancer

Paul Brinegar

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Frank Cady

Hotel Clerk (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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