Humoresque (1946 film)

Humoresque
theatrical poster
Directed byJean Negulesco
Screenplay byClifford Odets
Zachary Gold
Based onHumoresque: A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It
1919 story in Cosmopolitan
by Fannie Hurst
Produced byJerry Wald
StarringJoan Crawford
John Garfield
Oscar Levant
CinematographyErnest Haller
Edited byRudi Fehr
Music byFranz Waxman
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • December 25, 1946 (1946-12-25)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,164,000[1]
Box office$3,399,000[1]

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"[2] by Fannie Hurst, which previously was made into a film in 1920. Humoresque was directed by Jean Negulesco and produced by Jerry Wald.

  1. ^ a b Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 27 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. ^ Hurst, Fannie (1920) [1919]. Humoresque: A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It. New York City: Harper & Brothers.