Young Man with a Horn

Trumpeter Rick (Kirk Douglas) leading band-mate Smoke (Hoagy Carmichael) and others into trouble, as boss Chandler (Walter Reed) gets further dissed by singer Jo (Doris Day), in Young Man With A Horn, 1950.

Leave the subtle suggestion regarding Amy (Lauren Bacall) and a party guest (Katharine Kurasch) to director Michael Curtiz, leading into the bust-up with musician husband Rick (Kirk Douglas), in Young Man With A Horn, 1950.

Rick (Kirk Douglas) meets narrator Smoke (Hoagy Carmichael), at the old Aragon ballroom in Santa Monica, joined by new boss Chandler (Walter Reed) and singer Jo (Doris Day), in Young Man With A Horn, 1950, song by Ray Noble, directed by Michael Curtiz.

Narration by pal Hoagy Carmichael (as "Smoke") through the introduction of the now grown-up Rick (Kirk Douglas), into a tough encounter with mentor Hazzard (Juano Hernandez), in Young Man With A Horn, 1950.

A young trumpet player (Kirk Douglas) is torn between an honest singer (Doris Day) and a manipulative heiress (Lauren Bacall) in Young Man with a Horn (1950).