Young Man with a Horn
Put down your trumpet, jazzman. I'm in the mood for love!
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures
A mid-century drama about artistic ambition and romantic conflict, centered on a jazz musician torn between commercial success and creative purity.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
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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