With a secondhand trumpet and the loving guidance of a brilliant bluesman, a lonely boy grows into manhood as a superb musician whose talent carries him from honky-tonks to posh supper clubs. But his desperate search for an elusive high note -- trapped in his mind but impossible to play -- starts him on a boozy downward slide. Charged with dynamic performances by Kirk Douglas (the title role), Doris Day, Lauren Bacall and Hoagy Carmichael, and pitch-perfect direction by Michael Curtiz (Casablanca), the film is a feast of hot, cool, moody jazz. Legendary Harry James dubbed Douglas' hornwork. Day brings another fine instrument -- her voice -- to four standards. Movie and music lovers will be glad to meet this Man.
DVD Details
>Rated: NR
>Runtime: 1 hours, 52 minutes
>Video: Black & White
>Encoding: Region 1(US & Canada)
>Originally Released: 1950
>Label: Warner
Starring: Lauren Bacall; Kirk Douglas; Hoagy Carmichael; Doris Day; Juano Hernandez; Jerome Cowan; Mary Beth Hughes; Nestor Paiva; Walter Reed
DVD Details
>Rated: NR
>Runtime: 1 hours, 52 minutes
>Video: Black & White
>Encoding: Region 1(US & Canada)
>Originally Released: 1950
>Label: Warner
Starring: Lauren Bacall; Kirk Douglas; Hoagy Carmichael; Doris Day; Juano Hernandez; Jerome Cowan; Mary Beth Hughes; Nestor Paiva; Walter Reed
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