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"Doris, as big-band vocalist Jo Jordan, is really playing a version of herself, right down to the alliterative name. This is not just a case of a movie star’s persona shining through every role she plays. This is a case of Doris Day reliving events from her own life, a youth spent touring the country on hundreds of one-night band gigs. Jo’s first vocal, 'The Very Thought of You', is sung with such knowing intimacy that the fact that this woman knows her way around the music world is instantly established. Watch Doris Day’s body language in the film when she is either singing in front of the band or recording in the studio— she is thoroughly relaxed and at ease. She is home. Music is in this woman’s soul." - Santopietro, Tom (2008-08-05). Considering Doris Day (Kindle Locations 619-622). St. Martin's Press. Kindle Edition.

"Young Man With a Horn was one of the few joyless experiences I had in films." - Doris Day



Picture
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Produced by 
Jerry Wald
Screenplay by
Carl Foreman
Edmund H. North

Based on Young Man with a Horn 
by

Dorothy Baker
Starring
Kirk Douglas
Lauren Bacall
Doris Day
Hoagy Carmichael

Music by
Lauren Kirk
Cinematography
Ted D. McCord
Editing
Alan Crosland Jr.
Distributed by
Warner Bros.
Release date(s)
February 9, 1950
Running time
112 minutes
Box-Office Gross (USA)
$3,300,000.00
The first of 3 films in 1950, this one paralleled Doris’ life as a band singer in many ways. Great standards by Doris with Harry James and his Orchestra, which led to a #1 selling album of the year, the first time an album by Doris topped the charts, but not the last time.  “With a Song in My Heart” and “The Very Thought of You” became popular favorites that year via single recordings.

After three films in which Doris was in the lead position, she takes the role of a supporting character in this film. It is said that she was so good that Warners could not get the vehicles for her out fast enough.

The plot of this film revolves around the life of tragic jazz great Bix Beiderbecke.  Kirk Douglas plays the Beiderbecke  character, here named Rick Martin. An ace trumpeter, Martin is one of the few white musicians to flourish in the black-dominated jazz scene of the 1920s.

Chafing against the dullness of the "respectable" orchestras for whom he works,  Martin finds at least two kindred spirits in the forms of torch singer Jo Jordan  (Doris Day) and piano player Smoke Willoughby (Hoagy Carmichael). He rises to  popularity with his own group, and along the way falls under the spell of wealthy jazz patroness Lauren Bacall.

After marrying Bacall, Martin begins neglecting his music and turns more and more to alcohol. When he skips one of  her fancy parties to attend the funeral of his mentor Juano Hernandez, Bacall  angrily smashes all his jazz records, effectively ending what was never a very  solid relationship. Crawling into a bottle, Martin loses his touch with the trumpet -- a heartbreaking sequence, in which he goes to pieces in the middle of the pop standard "With a Song in My Heart".

Unlike the real Beiderbecke, who  died of alcoholism at the age of 28, Rick Martin is rescued by his faithful  friends Day and Carmichael. Kirk Douglas's trumpeting in Young Man with a Horn  was effectively dubbed by Harry James, while jazz pianists Buddy Cole and Jimmy  Zito make uncredited soundtrack contributions. The film was adapted by Carl Foreman and Edmund H. North from a novel by Dorothy Baker.


Movie Quotes

Jo Jordan: Can I lend you some money?
Rick Martin: Wouldn't know what to do with it.



Rick Martin: [to Amy] That trumpet's part of me. It's the best part. You almost made me forget that.



Rick Martin: I'm not going to be tied down to anybody or anything. From now on, I'm playing it my way.


Rick Martin: [to Amy] What a dope I was. I thought you were class, like a real high note you only hit once in a lifetime.



Songs

"In the Sweet By and By" - Sung by a chorus

“Moanin' Low” - Used instrumentally in score throughout film

“Shadow Waltz"- Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)

“Chinatown, My Chinatown” -  Used instrumentally

“The Very Thought of You” - Doris Day with Harry James on trumpet

“Baby Face” - Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)

“Get Happy” - Jazz version played by Hoagy Carmichael, Harry James and others

“Sweet Georgia Brown” - Excerpt played by Hoagy Carmichael, Harry James

“Lovin' Sam (The Sheik of Alabam)” - Hoagy Carmichael and Kirk Douglas

“Silent Night, Holy Night” - Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)

“Ain't She Sweet” - Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)

“Too Marvelous for Words” – Doris Day

“The Blue Room” - Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)

“Can't We Be Friends?”  - Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)

”I Only Have Eyes for You” - Performed in part by Phil Morrison Orchestra

“Tea for Two” – Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)

“The Man I Love” - Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)

“I May Be Wrong (but I Think You're Wonderful)” – Doris Day

“What Is This Thing Called Love?” - Played by uncredited band

“'S Wonderful”
- Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)

“Limehouse Blues” - Jazz version played by Hoagy Carmichael, Harry James and others

“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” - Sung by a chorus

“Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen” - Sung by a chorus

“Someone to Watch Over Me” - Played by "Phil Morrison Orchestra" with Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)

“With a Song in My Heart” – Doris Day

“Carolina in the Morning” - Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)

“Pretty Baby” - Played during the scene with the hula dancer

“The Japanese Sandman” - Played by Hoagy Carmichael

“Love for Sale” - Part played by Kirk Douglas (dubbed by Harry James)

“If I Could Be with You” - Whistled by the elevator operator

“Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 in E Flat Major”
- Played on the piano by Amy

Trivia


"As of September 1st, 2013, with Kirk Douglas at 96, Lauren Bacall at 88, and Doris Day at 89, the 1950 Young Man with a Horn is possibly the oldest film with its three leading players, all major stars, still living." - IMDB (Internet Movie Database)

Released in the UK as Young Man of Music.


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  • Magic Blog
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    • Doris Day was more complicated, and more forward-thinking, than she ever got credit for
    • Lifelong friend, business partner remembers Hollywood legend Doris Day
    • Doris Day, America's box-office sweetheart of the '50s and '60s, is dead at 97
    • Legendary actress and singer Doris Day has died
    • How Doris Day’s Movie Roles Challenged Stereotypes
    • Doris Day 'Died Peacefully' Surrounded by Her 'Loved Ones,' Says Manager
    • Secret love’s no secret anymore
    • The Matchless Presence of Doris Day
    • Doris Day's death mourned in Carmel, where icon lived
    • Remembering Doris Day
    • Dream a little dream of Doris Day
    • Inside Doris Day's Final Birthday Party at Her Home Near Carmel-by-the-Sea: 'It Was Idyllic'
    • Hollywood Pays Tribute to Doris Day
    • Doris Day, Cincinnati's girl next door, dead at 97
    • RIP Doris Day
    • R.I.P. Doris Day Decades
    • TCM Remembers Doris Day
    • Doris Day mourned by celebrities following her death: 'She was the world’s sweetheart'
    • Pine Cone Tribute
    • Doris Day rejected Lifetime Achievement Award about six times
    • Hollywood Remembers Doris Day: Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Goldie Hawn Sing Icon’s PraisesPage
    • Paul McCartney Remembers Doris Day: ‘She Was a True Star’
    • Doris Day Appreciation: Why Did Oscar Elude A Shining Star Of So Many Talents?Link Page
    • Paul Batura: Doris Day’s life was more than ‘Que Sera, Sera’ -- Because our ultimate future is ours to see
    • A Hip Sex Goddess Disguised as the Girl Next Doore
    • In Memoriam
  • Happy Birthday Doris!
    • 2020 Doris Tribute
    • Doris Day's 97th Birthday Celebration
    • Doris Day's 96th Birthday
    • Doris Day 95th Birthday in Carmel
    • Doris Day 92nd Birthday in Carmel
    • Doris Day 91st Birthday in Carmel
    • 90th Birthday Celebration
  • Tributes to an American Icon
    • A Tribute
    • Beneath wholesome image, Doris Day was an actor of depth
    • Doris Day Changed Us Forever
    • Why Doris Day reigns as one of the great jazz singers
    • Lucky Me
    • 60th Anniversary of “It Happened to Jane”
    • A Letter to an American Icon
    • What Singers Can Learn from Doris Day
    • Meeting My Idol
    • Doris Paved the Way for Women through Her Roles
    • Uptown Pluck
    • Reel Revival Doris Day
    • Not the Girl Next Door: Doris Day Reconsidered
    • Blonde and Blameless: Why I Love Doris Day Movies
    • A Tribute to Alma Sophia Welz Kappelhoff Day
    • Celebrity Memories
    • No More Que Será Será: Give Day Her Due
    • Doris Day Photo Gallery
  • Doris and Pets (It's Her Passion)
  • Magic Store
  • Music - Early Years
    • The Peak Years for Doris Music and Hits
    • 1957 and Beyond
    • The Studio Albums
    • Top 100 Hit Single Records
    • Doris Day Jukebox
    • Some Rare Recordings >
      • Rare Recordings, Part Two
    • Doris and Les "Those Were the Good Old Days"
    • Sheet Music Covers
  • Movies
    • Doris Day Co-Stars
    • Romance on the High Seas
    • My Dream Is Yours
    • It's a Great Feeling
    • Young Man with a Horn
    • Tea for Two
    • The West Point Story
    • Storm Warning
    • Lullaby of Broadway
    • On Moonlight Bay
    • I'll See You in My Dreams
    • Starlift
    • The Winning Team
    • April in Paris
    • By the Light of the Silvery Moon
    • Calamity Jane
    • Lucky Me
    • Young at Heart
    • Love Me or Leave Me
    • The Man Who Knew Too Much
    • Julie
    • The Pajama Game
    • Teacher's Pet
    • The Tunnel of Love
    • It Happened to Jane
    • Pillow Talk
    • Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    • Midnight Lace
    • Lover Come Back
    • That Touch of Mink
    • Billy Rose's Jumbo
    • The Thrill of It All
    • Move Over Darling
    • Send Me No Flowers
    • Do Not Disturb
    • The Glass Bottom Boat
    • The Ballad of Josie
    • Caprice
    • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out
    • With Six You Get Eggroll
    • Top 20 Girls Next Door in Movies
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    • Doris Day Show Season 5
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  • Interviews, Appearances on TV and Radio
    • 40's & 50's
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    • Radio Calls on Doris' Birthday
  • Latest News
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  • Awards
    • Doris Day rejected Lifetime Achievement Award about six times
  • Doris Day Fashion
    • Doris Day in Pillow Talk: Couture Allure
  • Doris in Carmel
    • DayDreamers
  • Doris through the Years
    • Cover Girl (Magazine Covers)
  • Quotes by and about Doris
  • Doris Talks to Her Fans (Fan Club Tapes)
    • Fans Talk To Doris
  • Who Knows What Might Have Been
    • Who Knows What Might Have Been, PART 2
  • Creative Video Collection
  • Doris Day Collector
  • And a few rounds of applause...
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