{"id":43601,"date":"2019-04-29T01:03:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T08:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=43601"},"modified":"2021-01-04T00:31:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T07:31:30","slug":"humoresque-1946","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=43601","title":{"rendered":"Humoresque (1946)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m tired of playing second fiddle to the ghost of Beethoven.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Poster-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-43603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Poster-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Poster-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Poster.jpg 668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA married socialite (Joan Crawford) becomes smitten with an aspiring violinist (John Garfield), and the pair are soon lovers &#8212; but will Crawford&#8217;s meek husband (Paul Cavanagh), Garfield&#8217;s disapproving mother (Ruth Nelson), or Garfield&#8217;s former girlfriend (Joan Chandler) stand in the way of their forbidden romance?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross-Class Romance<\/li>\n<li>Jean Negulescu Films<\/li>\n<li>Joan Crawford Films<\/li>\n<li>John Garfield Films<\/li>\n<li>Musicians<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Levant Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nClifford Odets co-wrote the screenplay for this adaptation (by Jean Negulescu) of Fannie Hurst&#8217;s melodramatic cross-class romance. One is tempted to say this is Joan&#8217;s show all the way, given she&#8217;s in peak form (her final moments on-screen are iconic) &#8212; but Garfield more than holds his own as a determined musician so devoted to his craft he has little authentic room for anything (or anyone) else. Levant becomes somewhat tiresome as Garfield&#8217;s always-wisecracking pianist-friend, though at least many of his lines are amusingly droll. The music (performed by Isaac Stern) is suitably moving, and Ernest Haller bathes the entire affair in a romantic glow. This would make an interesting double-bill with Rouben Mamoulian&#8217;s adaptation of Odets&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42040\"><em>Golden Boy<\/em> (1939)<\/a>, given that they serve as counterpoint stories about the choices and sacrifices one inevitably makes on behalf of talent, love, and family. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joan Crawford as Helen Wright<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Crawford.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Crawford.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Crawford.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Crawford-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Crawford-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>John Garfield as Paul Boray<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Garfield.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Garfield.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Garfield.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Garfield-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Garfield-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ernest Haller&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Cinematography1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Cinematography1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Cinematography1.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Cinematography1-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Cinematography1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Cinematography2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Cinematography2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humoresque-Cinematography2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many fine musical sequences <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though naturally it&#8217;s a must for Crawford fans. Listed as a film with Historical Importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0038622\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/619\/humoresque#articles-reviews?articleId=17906\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1640craw.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1946\/12\/26\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-stairway-to-heaven-a-british-production-at.html\">NY Times Original Review (scroll down to second review)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slantmagazine.com\/dvd\/humoresque-2\/\">Slant Magazine Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/b75PYQIrBwI\">Tired Old Queen at the Movies Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m tired of playing second fiddle to the ghost of Beethoven.&#8221; Synopsis: A married socialite (Joan Crawford) becomes smitten with an aspiring violinist (John Garfield), and the pair are soon lovers &#8212; but will Crawford&#8217;s meek husband (Paul Cavanagh), Garfield&#8217;s disapproving mother (Ruth Nelson), or Garfield&#8217;s former girlfriend (Joan Chandler) stand in the way of their forbidden romance? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cross-Class Romance Jean Negulescu Films Joan Crawford Films John Garfield Films Musicians Oscar Levant Films Review: Clifford&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=43601\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43601"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61471,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43601\/revisions\/61471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}