Marjorie Morningstar

1958    2h 3m    Not Rated
6.254%62%
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, 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, she isn't sure if she truly loves him. She wants some time away to discover whether she should accept his marriage proposal; in doing so, she meets several wannabe-suitors who will enter, leave, and re-enter her life during her young-adulthood. The one she believes that she is truly in love with is Noel Airman, 14 years her senior, who is 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, who hopes that acting is just a phase and Marjorie will settle into the life of a homemaker and mother, Noel has taken a similarly-unconventional life path, bucking an envisioned professional life for one in the arts; he is adored as a genius by those at South Winds as he is writing a Broadway play. What those at South Winds do not see is Noel's time away from South Winds; he has a tendency to not finish what he starts, which might be one reason he never sees himself getting married. What Rose might find more egregious about Noel as Marjorie's potential husband is the fact that he turned his back on his Jewish heritage. As Noel contemplates settling into a more-conventional life with Marjorie, can the love they think they have for each other overcome these obstacles?
Directed By
Irving Rapper
Studio
Beachwold Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast of Marjorie Morningstar
  • Gene KellyNoel Airman
  • Natalie WoodMarjorie Morgenstern
  • Claire TrevorRose Morgenstern
  • Everett SloaneArnold Morgenstern
  • Martin MilnerWally Wronkin
  • Carolyn JonesMarsha Zelenko
  • George TobiasMaxwell Greech
  • Martin BalsamDr. David Harris
  • Jesse WhiteLou Michaelson
  • Edd ByrnesSandy Lamm
  • Paul PicerniPhilip Berman
  • Alan ReedPuddles Podell
  • Ruta LeeImogene Norman
  • Ed WynnUncle Samson
  • Beverly AadlandDancer (uncredited)
  • Russell AshHarry Morgenstern (uncredited)
  • Howard BertSeth Morgenstern (uncredited)
  • Leslie BradleyBlair (uncredited)
  • Peter BrownAlec (uncredited)
  • Boyd CabeenWedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Walter ClintonMr. Zelenko (uncredited)
  • Robert ColeActor in Play (uncredited)
  • Patricia DeniseKaren (uncredited)
  • Lester DorrElevator Operator (uncredited)
  • Dan DowlingFirst-Nighter (uncredited)
  • Shelley FabaresSeth's Friend (uncredited)
  • Eddie FosterCarlos (uncredited)
  • Gail SteeleWally's Friend (uncredited)
  • Stuart HallFirst-Nighter (uncredited)
  • Elizabeth HarrowerMiss Kimble (uncredited)
  • Mike LallyFirst-Nighter (uncredited)
  • Carl M. LevinessParty Guest (uncredited)
  • Robert Locke LorraineFirst-Nighter (uncredited)
  • Faye Michael NuellHelen Harris (uncredited)
  • John PedriniRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
  • Murray PollackFirst-Nighter (uncredited)
  • Jose PortugalWedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Paul PowerRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
  • Fred RapportNate (uncredited)
  • Guy RaymondMr. Klabber (uncredited)
  • Paul RussellFirst-Nighter (uncredited)
  • Bernard SellFirst-Nighter (uncredited)
  • Maida SevernTonia Zelenko (uncredited)
  • Harry SeymourFrank (uncredited)
  • Reginald SheffieldHotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
  • Charles SherlockFirst-Nighter (uncredited)
  • Carl SkloverLeon Lamm (uncredited)
  • Robert StrongParty Guest (uncredited)
  • Jean VachonMary Lamm (uncredited)
  • Pierre WatkinCivil Official (uncredited)
  • James WestmorelandActor in Play (uncredited)
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