Review of Young Man with a Horn (1950) by Masorad ( — 06 May 2010
This film fittingly rewards the shelving of one's passion with Doris Day. Wet-behind-the-spitvalves Douglas gee-whizzes his way through half the picture until dilettante rich bitch Bacall weans him off milk, marries him, and injects his life with more jazz than he's ever felt.
Still, the horny young man continues to play standards in lily-white venues while holding onto a dream of hitting that "high" on his own terms, in his own métier, irrespective of the whitebread universe of the script.
The film is a long and dated melodramatic fizzle, although Carmichael's comments about the value of professional musicians for the public still ring true.
This review of Young Man with a Horn (1950) was written by Masorad ( on 06 May 2010.
Young Man with a Horn has generally received positive reviews.
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