---
title: 'Young Man with a Horn (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Curtiz'
released: '1950-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/young-man-with-a-horn-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043153/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Young Man with a Horn (1950)

1950 · 112 min · Drama, History, Music · United States


## Synopsis

Young Man with a Horn is a 1950 American musical drama film starring Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael, and Juano Hernandez. It was based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Dorothy Baker, inspired by the life of jazz cornetist Bix Beiderbecke. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz, produced by Jerry Wald, and its screenplay written by Carl Foreman and Edmund H. North.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Curtiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-curtiz)
- **Screenplay:** [Carl Foreman](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-foreman), [Edmund H. North](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-h-north)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ray Heindorf](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-heindorf)
- **Producer:** [Jerry Wald](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-wald)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ted McCord](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-mccord)
- **Editor:** [Alan Crosland](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-crosland)

## Cast

- [Keye Luke](https://cinepixo.com/people/keye-luke)
- [Jerome Cowan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-cowan)
- [Paul Brinegar](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-brinegar)
- [Kirk Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirk-douglas)
- [Dan Seymour](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-seymour)
- [Lauren Bacall](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauren-bacall)
- [Doris Day](https://cinepixo.com/people/doris-day)
- [Louis Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-armstrong)
- [Jack Kruschen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-kruschen)
- [Juano Hernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/juano-hernandez)
- [Bess Flowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/bess-flowers)
- [Mary Beth Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-beth-hughes)
- [Hoagy Carmichael](https://cinepixo.com/people/hoagy-carmichael)
- [Jay Eaton](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-eaton)
- [Walter Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-reed)

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