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Marjorie Morningstar

  • 19581958
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 2h 8m
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6.2/10
1.2K
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Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
Eighteen year old Marjorie Morgenstern is a proverbial New York Jewish-American princess on the cusp of womanhood. While she has in the back of her mind that she would like to become a stage actress, she is less certain about her personal future. While she has burgeoning sexual feelings for her boyfriend Sandy Lamm, who she is expected to marry eventually in he being a nice Jewish boy, she isn't sure if she truly loves him. Marjorie wants some time away to discover in part if she should accept Sandy's proposal of marriage. In doing so, she meets several wannabe suitors, who will enter, leave and reenter her life over the course of her young adulthood, the one who she believes she is truly in love with being Noel Airman, fourteen years her senior, he the social director of South Wind, a summer resort in the Catskills, when they first meet. Much like Marjorie's chosen life path is against the tradition envisioned by her opinionated mother, Rose Morgenstern, in Rose hoping that acting is just a phase and that Marjorie will settle into a life as housewife and mother, Noel has taken a similarly unconventional life path, bucking an envisioned professional life for one in the arts, he adored as a genius by those at South Winds as he is writing a Broadway musical. What those at South Winds do not see is Noel's time away from South Winds, he who has a tendency not ever to finish what he starts, which may be in part the reason why he never sees himself getting married in his romantic relationships only lasting the short course of his time in any one given place. What may be more egregious in Rose's mind about Noel as a potential husband for Marjorie is the fact that he has turned his back on his Jewish heritage. As Noel contemplates settling into a more conventional life for Marjorie, the question becomes whether what they both see as the love they have for the other can overcome these many obstacles.
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At 18, Marjorie Morgenstern is the proverbial New York Jewish-American princess on the cusp of womanhood. While she has in the back of her mind that she would like to become a stage actress,... Read allAt 18, Marjorie Morgenstern is the proverbial New York Jewish-American princess on the cusp of womanhood. While she has in the back of her mind that she would like to become a stage actress, she is less certain about her personal future. While she has burgeoning sexual feelings f... Read allAt 18, Marjorie Morgenstern is the proverbial New York Jewish-American princess on the cusp of womanhood. While she has in the back of her mind that she would like to become a stage actress, she is less certain about her personal future. While she has burgeoning sexual feelings for her boyfriend Sandy Lamm, a nice Jewish boy whom she is expected to marry eventually, s... Read all
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    • Irving Rapper
    • Everett Freeman(screen play)
    • Herman Wouk(novel)
  • Stars
    • Gene Kelly
    • Natalie Wood
    • Claire Trevor
    • Irving Rapper
    • Everett Freeman(screen play)
    • Herman Wouk(novel)
  • Stars
    • Gene Kelly
    • Natalie Wood
    • Claire Trevor
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Natalie Wood and Gene Kelly in "Marjorie Morningstar," 1958.
    Natalie Wood "Margorie Morningstar," publicity. c. 1957.
    Gene Kelly and Natalie Wood in Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
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    Gene Kelly and Natalie Wood in Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
    Sandy Livingston in Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
    Natalie Wood in Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
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    Gene Kelly
    Gene Kelly
    • Noel Airman
    Natalie Wood
    Natalie Wood
    • Marjorie Morgenstern
    Claire Trevor
    Claire Trevor
    • Rose Morgenstern
    Everett Sloane
    Everett Sloane
    • Arnold Morgenstern
    Martin Milner
    Martin Milner
    • Wally Wronkin
    • (as Marty Milner)
    Carolyn Jones
    Carolyn Jones
    • Marsha Zelenko
    George Tobias
    George Tobias
    • Maxwell Greech
    Martin Balsam
    Martin Balsam
    • Dr. David Harris
    Jesse White
    Jesse White
    • Lou Michaelson
    Edd Byrnes
    Edd Byrnes
    • Sandy Lamm
    • (as Edward Byrnes)
    Paul Picerni
    Paul Picerni
    • Philip Berman
    Alan Reed
    Alan Reed
    • Puddles Podell
    Ruta Lee
    Ruta Lee
    • Imogene Norman
    Ed Wynn
    Ed Wynn
    • Uncle Samson
    Beverly Aadland
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Russell Ash
    • Harry Morgenstern
    • (uncredited)
    Howard Bert
    • Seth Morgenstern
    • (uncredited)
    Leslie Bradley
    Leslie Bradley
    • Blair
    • (uncredited)
      • Irving Rapper
      • Everett Freeman(screen play)
      • Herman Wouk(novel)
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    • Trivia
      Paul Newman was initially offered the role of Noel Airman that eventually went to Gene Kelly. Danny Kaye was also offered the Airman role, but turned it down as being "too Jewish."
    • Goofs
      At Marsha's wedding, Marjorie extinguishes her cigarette twice.
    • Quotes

      Marjorie Morgenstern: Were you in love with Papa when you married him?

      Rose Morgenstern: When I met your father I was in love with Rudolph Valentino.

    • Crazy credits
      There is a credit for the perfume worn by the leading players.
    • Alternate versions
      The Warner Bros. logo and the WarnerColor credit are cut from television and video prints.
    • Connections
      Featured in Legends of World Cinema: Natalie Wood
    • Soundtracks
      A Very Precious Love
      Music by Sammy Fain

      Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster

    User reviews32

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    5/10
    An OK flick
    I have watched Marjorie Morningstar on video a few times and have read others' review of it. As a Jew, I was not bothered by the stereotypes. They rang true because in that day an age, that is how parents viewed marriage for their children. Interesting that the Bar Mitzvah was held in an Orthodox synagogue where there is separate seating men and women though the religious observance of the Morgensterns is questionable. In any case, while the premise of a young woman falling for an older man with great passion is believable, Gene Kelly as Noel Airman to me was not even likable. And it is wonder why they needed to cast a 46-year old man in a role of a 33 year old. Ed Wynn and Carolyn Jones were a delight, while most of the other characters were not particularly noteworthy. The movie ending is far different from the book, and honestly, I think I prefer the movie ending though the book's end was probably more true to life.
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    • Release date
      • April 24, 1958 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Hebrew
      • Spanish
      • Italian
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      • Schroon Lake, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Beachwold Productions
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    • 2 hours 8 minutes

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