In the scenes where Star of the Month John Garfield is playing the violin in HUMORESQUE ('46), the music is being performed by two professional violinists standing on either side of him, one to bow and one to finger. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Joan Crawford John Garfield Humoresque 1946 Humoresque is a 1946 American melodrama film by Warner Bros. starring Joan Crawford and John Garfield in an older woman/younger man tale about a violinist and his patroness. The screenplay by Clifford Odets and Zachary Gold was based upon the 1919 short story "Humoresque" by Fannie Hurst, which previously was made into a film in 1920. Humoresque was directed by Jean Negulesco and produced by Jerry Wald. In New York City, a performance by noted violinis

Humoresque 1946 Trailer Although Paul Boray (John Garfield) is a talented violinist, he comes from a poor, working-class background and doesn't have the connections needed to make it in the music world. Woman-about-town Helen Wright (Joan Crawford) does, though, and after seeing him perform, she takes him under his wing, opening doors he couldn't access before. Their relationship soon turns into a romantic one, but the destructive behavior of Helen may be too much for Paul to bear. Release date: