Humoresque
Humoresque is a 1946 American melodrama film by Warner Bros. starring Joan Crawford and John Garfield in a tale about a violinist and his patroness. The screenplay by Clifford Odets and Zachary Gold was based upon the 1919 short story "Humoresque" by Fannie Hurst, which previously was made into a film in 1920. Humoresque was directed by Jean Negulesco and produced by Jerry Wald.
Plot
In New York City, a performance by noted violinist Paul Boray is cancelled. Something has happened that has brought Boray to rock bottom emotionally. At his apartment, he seems to be about to give up on his career; his manager Frederic Bauer is angry that Paul has misunderstood what performing would be like and admonishes him for thinking that music could no longer be part of his life. Paul's more sympathetic friend and accompanist Sid Jeffers asks Bauer to leave, and Boray says to Jeffers that he (Boray) always has wanted to do the right thing, but always has been "on the outside, looking in," and cannot "get back to that happy kid" he once was.
More details
| author | Clifford Odets Zachary Gold |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Jean Negulesco |
| editor | Rudi Fehr |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | birthday present bizet carmen carmen fantasie claim embraceable you even first time georges bizet gift grocery store long island loveless marriage married new apartment on the beach open pass rock bottom run away take advantage think wait walk want |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score |
| producer | Jerry Wald |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | melodrama romantic drama |