YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN (1950)

Special Features: Intro by film historian Foster Hirsch on Oct. 16

Musician Rick Martin (Kirk Douglas) finds a sense of belonging in only one thing: the trumpet he bonded with as a young orphan. In his rise to artistic success, Martin struggles to maintain relationships as strong as the music he creates, and eventually he risks losing everything in a steady swirl of ignorance and alcohol. Doris Day plays the singer/savior Martin tosses aside in favor of sultry Amy North (Lauren Bacall), whose bisexuality stealthily slipped past the Hollywood censors. (Note courtesy of Noir City.) DIR Michael Curtiz; SCR Carl Foreman, Edmund H. North, from the novel by Dorothy Baker; PROD Jerry Wald. U.S., 1950, b&w, 112 min. NOT RATED

Directors: Michael Curtiz

Run Time: 112 Minutes

Opening Date: Friday, October 16, 2026

Genre: Film noir

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