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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 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)
Bill Walker Funeral Minister
Jean Spangler Hula Dancer
Paul Brinegar Stage Manager (uncredited)
Frank Cady Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Dick Cherney Nightclub Patron (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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