Humoresque
Summary:
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 gift... Full Summary >>
Cast:
John Abbott - (Rozner)
Joan Crawford - (Helen Wright)
John Garfield - (Paul Boray)
Paul Cavanagh - (Victor Wright)
Oscar Levant - (Sid Jeffers)
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Review:
For the second film adaptation of Fannie Hurst's bestseller about a rising violinist and his forceful mother, screenwriters Clifford Odets and Zachary Gold added a dipsomaniac patroness of the arts, and Humoresque (1946) became a classy Warner Bros. vehicle for Joan Crawford as well as John Garfield. Stylishly directed by Jea... Continue >>
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