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Young Man with a Horn (1950)
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.
🏳️🌈 Michael Curtiz's jazz drama explicitly incorporates a historic queer layer through Amy North (Lauren Bacall), whose cynical character, lack of interest in men, and exit with a female artist function as prominent lesbian coding.
Cast
Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas Rick Martin
Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall Amy North
Doris Day Doris Day Jo Jordan
Hoagy Carmichael Hoagy Carmichael Willie 'Smoke' Willoughby
Juano Hernández Juano Hernández Art Hazzard
Jerome Cowan Jerome Cowan Phil Morrison
Mary Beth Hughes Mary Beth Hughes Marge Martin
Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva Louis Galba
Orley Lindgren Orley Lindgren Young Rick
Walter Reed Walter Reed Jack Chandler
Paul E. Burns Paul E. Burns First Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Dan Seymour Dan Seymour Mike (uncredited)
Bill Walker Bill Walker Funeral Minister
Jean Spangler Jean Spangler Hula Dancer
Paul Brinegar Paul Brinegar Stage Manager (uncredited)
Frank Cady Frank Cady Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Dick Cherney Dick Cherney Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Everett Glass Everett Glass Mission Song Leader (uncredited)
Keye Luke Keye Luke Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)
Barry Norton Barry Norton Man at Train Station / Café Guest (uncredited)
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