The Man of Your Dreams (1950)

Movie
German title	The man of your dreams
Original title	Young Man with a Horn
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1950
length	112 minutes
Age rating	FSK without age restriction
Rod
Director	Michael Curtiz
script	Carl Foreman , Edmund H. North
production	Jerry Woods
music	Ray Heindorf , Max Steiner
camera	Ted McCord
cut	Alan Crosland
occupation
Kirk Douglas : Rick Martin Lauren Bacall : Amy North Doris Day : Jo Jordan Hoagy Carmichael : Willie "Smoke" Willoughby Juano Hernández : Art Hazzard Jerome Cowan : Phil Morrison Mary Beth Hughes : Marge Martin Nestor Paiva : Louis Galba Orley Lindgren : Rick Martin as a boy Walter Reed : Jack Chandler Louis Armstrong : Cameo

The man of her dreams (original title: Young Man with a Horn dt, Alternative title. The jazz trumpeter and rhythm, passion and love ) is an American melodrama and musical biography back to 1950. The Director led Michael Curtiz , the writer wrote Carl Foreman and Edmund H. North . The main roles were played by Kirk Douglas , Lauren Bacall and Doris Day .

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The lonely boy Rick Martin develops into a gifted musician with the help of the blues musician Art Hazzard. After disputes with his band leader Jack Chandler, further professional and artistic success quickly sets in with the help of the young Jo Jordan, but not without private tensions with her friend Amy North. To make matters worse, Rick Martin tries in vain to play an imaginary high note on his trumpet, which puts additional strain on him.

background

The script is remotely based on the biography of jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke . Filming took place in Hollywood and New York City . Louis Armstrong made a cameo in the film. In the German dubbed version, main actor Kirk Douglas is voiced by Erwin Linder .

Reviews

“Psychologically in-depth and humanly convincing film with impressive staging and excellent camera work. Worth listening to: the trumpet playing of the legendary Harry James, ”said the lexicon of international films .

Web links

• The man of her dreams in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The man of her dreams at Turner Classic Movies (English)
• The man of her dreams at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• The man of your dreams. In: Zelluloid.de. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 . 
• Sound carrier with film music on soundtrackcollector.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The man of your dreams. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 29, 2019 .