Young Man with a Horn

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Young Man with a Horn (9-Feb-1950)

Writers: Carl Foreman; Edmund H. North

From novel by: Dorothy Baker

Based on the life of Bix Beiderbecke, though with a happier ending.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Lauren Bacall Actor 16-Sep-1924 Key Largo

Hoagy Carmichael Songwriter 11-Nov-1899 27-Dec-1981 Star Dust

Doris Day Actor 3-Apr-1924 The Man Who Knew Too Much

Kirk Douglas Actor 9-Dec-1916 Spartacus

CAST

Kirk Douglas ... Rick Martin (trumpeter)
Lauren Bacall ... Amy North (jazz patron)
Doris Day ... Jo Jordan (singer)
Hoagy Carmichael ... Smoke Willoughby (piano player)
Juano Hernandez ... Art Hazzard
Jerome Cowan ... Phil Morrison
Mary Beth Hughes ... Marge Martin
Nestor Paiva ... Louis Galba
Orley Lindgren ... Rick (boy)
Walter Reed ... Jack Chandler

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