Middle of the Night (1959)

7.0/10 118 min Drama Romance

Overview

Jerry Kingsley is a wealthy garment manufacturer left lonely in his 50s when his wife dies. Despite the difference in their ages, he strikes up a romance with divorced 24-year-old receptionist Betty. The relationship is dismissed by his daughter, Lillian, discouraged by his sister, Evelyn, and denounced by Betty's mother. But when Jerry begins to mention marriage, even Betty is forced to confront her ambivalence.

Cast

Kim Novak

Betty Preisser

Fredric March

Jerry Kingsley

Glenda Farrell

Mrs Mueller

Jan Norris

Alice Mueller

Lee Grant

Marilyn

Lee Philips

George Preisser

Joan Copeland

Lillian Englander

Martin Balsam

Jack Englander

Albert Dekker

Walter Lockman

Rudy Bond

Louis Gould

Lou Gilbert

Sherman

Lee Richardson

Joey Lockman

Anna Berger

Caroline

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