Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on June 12, 2023

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals.In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical:Young Man with a...   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on June 14, 2019

Why you should be talking about Lauren Bacall in Young Man With a Horn (1950) On June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized At first, Young Man With a Horn (1950, dir. Michael Curtiz) may seem like a less melodramatic Humoresque (1947, dir. Jean Ne   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by on September 14, 2018

Crystal is sharing her personal connection to Lauren Bacall on her site In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood with The Second Lauren Bacall Blogathon which you can access by clicking HERE. Lauren Bacall plays Amy North, a wealthy young woman who describes herself as "an intellectual mountain go   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by on September 14, 2018

Crystal is sharing her personal connection to Lauren Bacall on her site In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood with The Second Lauren Bacall Blogathon which you can access by clicking HERE. Lauren Bacall plays Amy North, a wealthy young woman who describes herself as "an intellectual mountain go   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on July 4, 2015

Young Man with a Horn Directed by Michael Curtiz Written by Carl Foreman and Edmund H. North based on a novel by Dorothy Baker 1950/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Netflix rental Rick Martin: I bet I could. I think I was expecting something along the lines of Champion with a trumpet...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on September 2, 2013

Young Man With a Horn by Dorothy Baker New York Review of Books Paperback, 192 pages Originally Published 1938 ISBN 9781590175774 Barnes and Noble IndieBound Powell's Young Man With a Horn by Dorothy Baker is considered to be the first ever Jazz novel. It was published in 1938 and was...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on August 29, 2013

Source Young Man With a Horn (1950) airs on TCM Friday August 30th at 8AM EST for the Kirk Douglas Summer Under the Stars day and it's not a film to be missed. This post is my second contribution to this year's Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Jill...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on September 14, 2012

Young Man with a Horn (1950). Drama. Based on a biographical novel of the same name about the life of Bix Beiderbecke. Cast: Doris Day, Kirk Douglas, and Lauren Bacall. The story begins, Musician Smoke Willoughby thinks back to when he first meet his friend legendary trumpet player Rick Mart   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on June 13, 2012

So back story into why I sought out Young Man With a Horn to today’s review.  I reviewed a documentary called The Celluloid Closet a few months back that discussed this film in regards to a character (played by Lauren Bacall) being a lesbian.  I adore Ms. Bacall and seeing...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on June 27, 2011

Life hasn’t been easy for Rick Martin (Kirk Douglas). His parents were killed when he was young, leaving his sister to care for him. He didn’t have any friends, he wasn’t a good student, but one night he finds himself at a church and he discovers that he does have...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Young Man With a Horn by Dorothy Baker New York Review of Books Paperback, 192 pages Originally Published 1938 ISBN 9781590175774 Barnes and Noble IndieBound Powell's Young Man With a Horn by Dorothy Baker is considered to be the first ever Jazz novel. It was published in 1938 and was...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Source Young Man With a Horn (1950) airs on TCM Friday August 30th at 8AM EST for the Kirk Douglas Summer Under the Stars day and it's not a film to be missed. This post is my second contribution to this year's Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Jill...   read more