HUMORESQUE (1946)
Special Features: 80th Anniversary | Intro by Silver Spring-based author, producer and screenwriter George Pelecanos on Feb. 6
Young Paul Boray fights his way out of the New York ghetto not with his fists but with the hands — and heart — of a virtuoso violinist. His meteoric rise is funded by arts patron Helen Wright who, despite being married, falls desperately in love with her protégé. This film is that rarest of Hollywood offerings: a concoction of archly melodramatic artifice that is profoundly affecting. It features a mesmerizing turn by John Garfield and perhaps the most deeply felt performance of Joan Crawford’s legendary career. (Note courtesy of Noir City.) DIR Jean Negulesco; SCR Clifford Odets, Zachary Gold, from the short story by Fannie Hurst; PROD Jerry Wald. U.S., 1946, b&w, 125 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 125 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, February 06, 2026
Genre: Drama
Introduction