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Young Man With a Horn

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Young Man With a Horn (1950)

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Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Synopsis: Adapted from Dorothy Baker's novel, the story of an idealistic young trumpeter who achieves fame and fortune and all the burdens that go along with that. Adapted from Dorothy Baker's novel, the story of an idealistic young trumpeter who achieves fame and fortune and all the burdens that go along with that. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael, Juano Hernandez

Director: Michael Curtiz
Producer: Jerry Wald
Screenwriter: Carl Foreman, Edmund H. North
Composer: Ray Heindorf

DVD Info

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Apr 26, 2005

[DVD Details]
  • The tragic life of jazz great Bix Beiderbecke, one of the few white musicians to florish in the mostly black jazz scene.
  • Source: Warner Home Video

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    4/5

    Fine Kirk Douglas character study directed by Curtiz.

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    07/26/07
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    Young Man With a Horn casts Kirk Douglas as a selfish artist who gets his comeuppance, but it's a theme that smacks of bull****.

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    Dramatically contrived and thematically feeble.

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    a fair example of a somewhat overworked genre.

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