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Humoresque (1946)
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Synopsis
Fannie Hurst's novel Humoresque is the lachrymose tale of a famed Jewish-American violinist who forgets all about his friends and family in his rise to fame. Screenwriters
Clifford Odets
and Zachary Gold refashioned this timeworn material into a first-class, big-budget soap opera, completely dominated by the high-octane talents of
Joan Crawford
and
John Garfield
. A gifted musician, Garfield rises from the slums to the upper echelons of society, thanks to the patronage of wealthy, alcoholic Crawford. Virtually ignored by her husband Paul Cavanaugh, Crawford adopts Garfield as her lover as well as her protégé. He is only mildly offended by the setup; she, on the other hand, becomes jealous and possessive. It is not a woman who comes between Crawford and Garfield: it the intensity of his talent, not to mention the spectre of the great composers whose works he interprets so brilliantly. Garfield's virago of a mother (
Ruth Nelson
) feeds upon Crawford's jealousy, planting the seeds of guilt for (allegedly) holding her son back. The ultrastylish suffering of Joan Crawford and the street-punk insouciance of John Garfield (who looks like a "Dead End Kid" even while wearing a tux) is counterpointed by the phlegmatic comedy relief of
Oscar Levant
. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
John Abbott
Rozner
Paul Cavanagh
Victor Wright
Joan Chandler
Gina
Tommy Cook
Phil Boray as a Child
Joan Crawford
Helen Wright
Tom D'Andrea
Phil Boray
Peggy Knudsen
Florence
Peg La Centra
Nightclub Singer
Fritz Leiber
Hagerstrom
J. Carrol Naish
Rudy Boray
Ruth Nelson
Esther Boray
Nestor Paiva
Orchestra Leader
Craig Stevens
Monte Loeffler
Richard Walsh
Teddy
Oscar Levant
Sid Jeffers
Don McGuire
Eddie
John Garfield
Paul Boray
Production Crew
Hugh Reticker, Jr.
Art Director
Ernest Haller
Cinematographer
Franz Waxman
Composer (Music Score)
Isaac Stern
Consultant/advisor
Adrian
Costume Designer
Bernard Newman
Costume Designer
Jean Negulesco
Director
Rudi Fehr
Editor
Leo F. Forbstein
Musical Direction/Supervision
Jerry Wald
Producer
Clifford Odets
Screenwriter
Zachary Gold
Screenwriter
Clarence I. Steensen
Set Designer
Fannie Hurst
Short Story Author
Fannie Hurst
Short Story Author
Roy Davidson
Special Effects
Year: 1946
Runtime: 123
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Drama
Produced by
Warner Brothers
Release
by Warner Brothers
© 2009 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.