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Marjorie Morningstar

Play trailer Poster for Marjorie Morningstar 1958,  2h 3m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Marjorie Morgenstern (Natalie Wood), a college girl from a conventional Jewish family, finds herself increasingly drawn to the acting profession after becoming smitten with Catskills entertainer Noel Airman (Gene Kelly). Though Marjorie's parents pressure her to settle into a middle-class family life, she brushes aside the doctor they want her to marry (Martin Balsam), changes her name to Marjorie Morningstar and strives to become an actress while Noel struggles to write a Broadway musical.

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Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Oct 14, 2019
Herman Wouk's best-selling novel has been translated into a long film which is more mature and sophisticated than the average Hollywood romance. But pretty Natalie Wood is often embarrassingly inept in the story's emotional climaxes. Go to Full Review
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Irving Rapper

Director

Gene Kelly

Noel Airman

Natalie Wood

Marjorie Morgenstern

Claire Trevor

Rose Morgenstern

Ed Wynn

Uncle Sampson

Everett Sloane

Arnold Morgenstern

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Marjorie Morningstar

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Synopsis Marjorie Morgenstern (Natalie Wood), a college girl from a conventional Jewish family, finds herself increasingly drawn to the acting profession after becoming smitten with Catskills entertainer Noel Airman (Gene Kelly). Though Marjorie's parents pressure her to settle into a middle-class family life, she brushes aside the doctor they want her to marry (Martin Balsam), changes her name to Marjorie Morningstar and strives to become an actress while Noel struggles to write a Broadway musical.
Director
Irving Rapper
Producer
Milton Sperling
Screenwriter
Everett Freeman, Herman Wouk
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 24, 1958, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 15, 2002
Runtime
2h 3m
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