Marjorie Morningstar 1958

Marjorie Morningstar

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Movie Info

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.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Irving Rapper
Producer:

Milton Sperling
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 15, 2002
Runtime:

2h 3m

Cast & Crew

Gene Kelly
Noel Airman

Natalie Wood
Marjorie Morgenstern

Claire Trevor
Rose Morgenstern

Ed Wynn
Uncle Sampson

Everett Sloane
Arnold Morgenstern

Carolyn Jones
Marsha Zelenko

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Critic Reviews for Marjorie Morningstar

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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.

October 14, 2019 | Full Review…

Clyde Gilmour
Maclean's Magazine