Ginger in the Morning (1974)

An attractive young hitchhiker named Ginger meets and and takes up with a lonely, middle-aged advertising executive who is recently divorced. He is inspired by her free-spirited ... See full summary »

Director:

Gordon Wiles

Writer:

Mark Miller (screenplay)

Stars:

Monte Markham, Susan Oliver, Mark Miller

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Monte Markham	...	Joe
Susan Oliver	...	Sugar
Mark Miller	...	Charlie
Sissy Spacek	...	Ginger
Slim Pickens	...	Sheriff
David Doyle	...	Fred
Marion Charles	...	Diane
Ward 'Kip' Allen	...	Deputy Everett
Fred Ward	...	Truck Driver
Beatrice Miller	...	Stewardess
Wendy Wiles	...	Stewardess
Beatrice Kay	...	Lady in Park
Al Cantu	...	Salvador
Paul Eichenberg	...	Maitre d' #1
Thomas J. Conlan	...	Maitre d' #2

Storyline

An attractive young hitchhiker named Ginger meets and and takes up with a lonely, middle-aged advertising executive who is recently divorced. He is inspired by her free-spirited independence while she is drawn to his old-fashioned romanticism.

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Plot Keywords:

poem | drunkenness | bubble bath | new year's eve | free spirit | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

July 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Morgen, als Ginger kam

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kyma-Circle

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

There is only snow on the ground in one scene - the snowball fight - and it is a significant amount of snow. Before and after this scene there is no snow.

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Connections

References It Happened One Night (1934)

User Reviews

ANOTHER MIDDLE-AGED MAN FALLS IN LOVE WITH A YOUNG WOMAN.

Joe Maroney (Monte Markham), divorced for three months, is driving in New Mexico from Albuquerque to his home in Santa Fe when he picks up a hitchhiking free spirit, Ginger Brown, played by Sissy Spacek, and the two subsequently become romantically absorbed with each other as New Year's Eve nears, whereupon Joe's former Army comrade Charley (Mark Miller) and, coincidentally, Charley's former wife Sugar (Susan Oliver) join them with many complications as the product. Hoydenish Spacek is appealing and brings life to scriptor/producer Miller's lines, but bland Markham's metabolic rate seems to be constant throughout and Oliver, a talented actress, is given loathsome dialogue and exaggerates it, without doubt to her satisfaction, while the direction is listless and the screenplay lacks imagination, with only Spacek's reactions, although not always precisely matching her circumstances, shining through this frippery.