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Middle of the Night
“For every girl who was ever involved with an older man!”
7.0 / 10• 1959• 1h 58m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Jerry Kingsley is a wealthy garment manufacturer left lonely in his 50s when his wife dies. Despite the difference in their ages, he strikes up a romance with divorced 24-year-old receptionist Betty. The relationship is dismissed by his daughter, Lillian, discouraged by his sister, Evelyn, and denounced by Betty's mother. But when Jerry begins to mention marriage, even Betty is forced to confront her ambivalence.
Cast & Crew
Kim Novak
Betty Preisser
Lead
Fredric March
Jerry Kingsley
Glenda Farrell
Mrs Mueller
Jan Norris
Alice Mueller
Lee Grant
Marilyn
EA
Effie Afton
Mrs Carroll
Lee Philips
George Preisser
EM
Edith Meiser
Evelyn Kingsley
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Delbert Mann's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Middle of the Night is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
