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Humoresque (1946) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by Jean Negulesco and produced by Jack L. Warner and Jerry Wald.

Academy Awards 1946 --- Ceremony Number 19 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - ScoringFranz WaxmanNominated
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Humoresque (1946): John Garfield and Joan Crawford

By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 7, 2023 From 4 Star Films

The manner in which Garfield is lit in the opening scene is striking. We don’t know the reason yet, but there’s a prevailing angst and discontentment spelled out over his face. It sets the tone for the rest of Jean Negulesco’s swelling drama Humoresque. I’m not sure if itR... Read full article


The Joan Crawford Blogathon – Humoresque (1946)

By Carol Martinheira on May 9, 2019 From The Old Hollywood Garden

The Joan Crawford Blogathon – Humoresque (1946) On May 9, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized John Garfield’s ultimely death at age 39 in 1952 may have robbed him and us of a long and prolific career, but the performances and movies he left behind more than make ... Read full article


Screening of "Humoresque" at Daystar Center July 14

By Stephen Reginald on Jul 5, 2018 From Classic Movie Man

Screening of "Humoresque" at Daystar Center July 14 Humoresque (1946) Where: Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Room 102 When: July 14, 2018 Time: 6:45 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald Joan Crawford is Helen Wright, a wealthy patroness of the arts who is used to getting what she wa... Read full article


Acordes do Cora??o / Humoresque (1946)

By L? on Mar 5, 2017 From Critica Retro

Acordes do Cora??o / Humoresque (1946) ?s vezes, as pessoas mais talentosas s?o tamb?m as mais perturbadas. Grandes artistas raramente t?m vida f?cil. Em “Humoresque”, o remake de 1946 de um filme mudo de 1920, o violinista Paul aprende, do jeito mais dif?cil, duas li??es importan... Read full article


Humoresque (1946)

By Amanda Garrett on Mar 4, 2017 From Old Hollywood Films

Today, I'm writing about the melodrama Humoresque (1946), starring Joan Crawford and John Garfield. This article is part of John Garfield: The Original Rebel Blogathon hosted by Phyllis Loves Classic Movies. Before there was James Dean, Marlon Brando, and Montgomery Clift, there was John Garfi... Read full article


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Quotes from

Helen Wright: [Drinking alone, toasting herself] Here's to love...
[hesitates]
Helen Wright: ... and here's to the time when we were little girls, and no one asked us to marry.


Helen Wright: Did you think you could go away for weeks, almost months, never call or write and come back to find me hanging in a clothes closet like a suit that you might put on some day a year from now?


Sid Jeffers: I envy people who drink. At least they know what to blame everything on.
Helen Wright: If it's so simple, why don't you drink?
Sid Jeffers: Me? I have no character.


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Facts about

John Garfield's violin "performances" are actually played by two professional violinists standing on either side of him, one to bow and one to finger. The actual music was performed by Isaac Stern.
The famous beach scene at the end of the movie was recreated by Madonna in her 1998 music video The Power of Good-Bye.
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