Marjorie Morningstar

Marjorie Morningstar

128 mins | Drama, Romance | April 24, 1958

While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for 32-year-old Noel Airman, a would-be dramatist working at a nearby summer theater. Like Marjorie, he is an upper-middle-class New York Jew, but has fallen away from his roots, and Marjorie's parents object among other things to his lack of a suitable profession. Noel himself warns Marjorie repeatedly that she's much too naive and conventional for him, but they nonetheless fall in love.

Marjorie Morningstar

128 mins | Drama, Romance | April 24, 1958

Marjorie Morningstar
While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for 32-year-old Noel Airman, a would-be dramatist working at a nearby summer theater. Like Marjorie, he is an upper-middle-class New York Jew, but has fallen away from his roots, and Marjorie's parents object among other things to his lack of a suitable profession. Noel himself warns Marjorie repeatedly that she's much too naive and conventional for him, but they nonetheless fall in love.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Beachwold Productions
Original title Marjorie Morningstar
Directors Irving Rapper, Don Alvarado
Writers Everett Freeman, Herman Wouk

Cast

Gene Kelly

as Noel Airman

Natalie Wood

as Marjorie Morgenstern

Claire Trevor

as Rose Morgenstern

Everett Sloane

as Arnold Morgenstern

Martin Milner

as Wally Wronkin

Carolyn Jones

as Marsha Zelenko

George Tobias

as Maxwell Greech

Martin Balsam

as Dr. David Harris

Jesse White

as Lou Michaelson

Edd Byrnes

as Sandy Lamm

Paul Picerni

as Philip Berman

Alan Reed

as Puddles Podell

Ruta Lee

as Imogene Norman

Ed Wynn

as Uncle Samson

Beverly Aadland

as Dancer (uncredited)

Russell Ash

as Harry Morgenstern (uncredited)

Howard Bert

as Seth Morgenstern (uncredited)

Leslie Bradley

as Blair (uncredited)

Peter Brown

as Alec (uncredited)

Boyd Cabeen

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Walter Clinton

as Mr. Zelenko (uncredited)

Robert Cole

as Actor in Play (uncredited)

Patricia Denise

as Karen (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Dan Dowling

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

Shelley Fabares

as Seth's Friend (uncredited)

Eddie Foster

as Carlos (uncredited)

Gail Ganley

as Wally's Friend (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

Elizabeth Harrower

as Miss Kimble (uncredited)

Mike Lally

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Robert Locke Lorraine

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

Faye Michael Nuell

as Helen Harris (uncredited)

John Pedrini

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Murray Pollack

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

Jose Portugal

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Paul Power

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Fred Rapport

as Nate (uncredited)

Guy Raymond

as Mr. Klabber (uncredited)

Paul Russell

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

Bernard Sell

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

Maida Severn

as Tonia Zelenko (uncredited)

Harry Seymour

as Frank (uncredited)

Reginald Sheffield

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

Carl Sklover

as Leon Lamm (uncredited)

Robert Strong

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Jean Vachon

as Mary Lamm (uncredited)

Pierre Watkin

as Civil Official (uncredited)

James Westmoreland

as Actor in Play (uncredited)