 He considered "Lonely Are the Brave" (1962), in which he plays a cowboy trying to live by his own code, as his personal favorite.The film, written by Dalton Trumbo, was respected by critics, but did not do well at the box office due to poor marketing and distribution.In 1950, Douglas played Rick Martin in "Young Man with a Horn", based on a novel of the same name by Dorothy Baker inspired by the life of Bix Beiderbecke, the jazz cornetist.