Humoresque
A rich and neurotic woman adopts a music student, and is ready to marry him when he is successful, but his mother tells her some home truths, and she commits suicide.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Helen Wright Joan Crawford
- Paul Boray John Garfield
- Sid Jeffers Oscar Levant
- Rudy Boray J. Carrol Naish
- Gina Joan Chandler
- Phil Boray Tom D'andrea
- Florence Boray Peggy Knudsen
- Esther Boray Ruth Nelson
- Monte Loeffler Craig Stevens
- Victor Wright Paul Cavanagh
- Frederick Bauer Richard Gaines
- Rozner John Abbott
- Paul Boray as a child Robert Blake
- Phil Boray as a child Tommy Cook
- Eddie Don Mcguire
- Hagerstrom Fritz Leiber
- night club singer Peg Lacentra
- orchestra leader Nestor Paiva
- [Teddy] Richard Walsh
- [Gina as a girl] Sylvia Arslan
- [Florence as a girl] Anne Lawrence
- [boy on street] Charles Kenworthy
- [boy on street] Gary Armstrong
- [professor] Creighton Hale
- [professor] Leah Baird
- [radio producer] Louis Quince
- [old violinist] Leo Wonder
- [furniture mover] Monte Blue
- [engineer] Ramon Ros
- [secretary] Janet Barrett
- [haughty blonde] Jane Harker
- [butler] Edward Harvey
- [blonde] Angela Greene
- [delivery boy] John Walsh
- [customer] Esther Michelson
- [tailor] Frank Elliott
- [tailor's assistant] Danny Dowling
- [Fitzie, telephone operator] Patricia Barry
- [theatre manager] Paul Panzer
- [man on beach] Joe Smith
- [man with dog] Don Turner
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Jean Negulesco
- Dialogue Director Herschel Daugherty
- [Assistant Director] Phil Quinn
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] Herbert Greene
- [Script Clerk] Alma Dwight
Production
- Production Company Warner Bros.
- Executive Producer Jack L. Warner
- Produced by Jerry Wald
- [Unit Manager] Lou Baum
Writing
- Screen Play by Clifford Odets
- Screen Play by Zachary Gold
- Based on a story by Fannie Hurst
Photography
- Director of Photography Ernest Haller
- [2nd Camera] William Schurr
- [Gaffer] James Geldenhar
- [Best Boy] Paul Butler
- [Grip] Stanley Young
Stills
- [Stills] Jack Woods
- [Stills Gaffer] Ralph Burbank
Special Effects
- Montages by James Leicester
- Montages by David Forrest
- Special Effects (Director) by Roy Davidson
- Special Effects by Willard Van Enger
Editing
- Film Editor Rudi Fehr
Design
- Art Director Hugh Reticker
- Set Decorations by Clarence Steensen
- [Properties] William Wallace
- [Properties] Levi C. Williams
Costumes
- Wardrobe by Bernard Newman
- Miss Crawford's Wardrobe by Adrian
- [Wardrobe] Vic Vallejo
- [Wardrobe] Ralph Hibbs
- [Wardrobe] Jeanette Storck
- [Wardrobe] Mary Deery
Make-up
- Make-up Artist Perc Westmore
- [Make-up] Eddie Allen
- [Hairdresser] Gertrude Wheeler
- [Hairdresser] Della Barnes
Music
- Musical Director Leo F. Forbstein
- Music Conducted by Franz Waxman
- Music Adviser Isaac Stern
Sound
- Sound by Robert B. Lee
Publicity
- [Unit Publicist] John Mitchell
- [Publicist] John Strauss