

Young Man with a Horn
Put down your trumpet, jazzman. I'm in the mood for love!
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $1.5M
- Language
- English
- based on novel or book
- jazz
- musician
- jazz singer or musician
- musical
- jazz club
- trumpet
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNRNew York City, New York9 Feb 1950
- TheatricalNR1 Mar 1950
AustriaAT
- TheatricalAA1 Jun 1962
BrazilBR
- Theatricale 121 Jan 1951
FranceFR
- TheatricalU4 Aug 1950
NetherlandsNL
- PhysicalALDVD2 Sept 2005
SpainES
- TV10 Dec 1977
SwitzerlandCH
- Digital / OTT09 Aug 2003
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Young Man with a Horn was released on 1 March 1950.
Audience reviews
1- J8/10
John Chard
1/21/2019
This trumpet is part of me, the best part! Young Man With A Horn is inspired by the sad life of jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke, a sad life because Bix would succumb to alcoholism and pass away at the age of 28. Rick Martin (Kirk Douglas) is the fictional character of the piece, the film is told in flashbacks of Martin's life through the nostalgic reminiscence of pianist Smoke Willoughby (Hoagy Carmichael). Yo…
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