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The film tells a fictional coming-of-age story about a Jewish girl named Marjorie Morgenstern in New York City in the 1950s, chronicling her attempts to become an artist—exemplified through her relationship with the actor and playwright Noel Airman.
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...
- (30)
- Irving Rapper
- Drama
- Gene Kelly
While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for 32-year-old Noel Airman, a would-be dramatist working at a nearby summer theater. Like Marjorie, he is an upper-middle-class New York Jew (born 'Ehrman'), but has fallen away from his roots, and...
- Irving Rapper, Don Page
- Gene Kelly
Marjorie Morningstar: Directed by Irving Rapper. With Gene Kelly, Natalie Wood, Claire Trevor, Everett Sloane. At 18, Marjorie Morgenstern is the proverbial New York Jewish-American princess on the cusp of womanhood.
Jun 30, 2014 · Reviewer: Sam West - - November 30, 2015. Subject: Memorable, Wonderful Film. Gene Kelly was well cast as the older man dreaming playwright. Natalie Wood had the role of Marjorie Morgenstern/Morningstar also well cast. The achilles heel is that neither of them had the talent in the long run. Show biz is fickle that way.
- 122 min
- 5.5K
While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for 32-year-old Noel Airman, a would-be dramatist working at a nearby summer theater.
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Marjorie Morningstar is a 1958 melodrama film based on the 1955 novel of the same name by Herman Wouk. The film, released by Warner Bros. and directed by Irving Rapper tells a fictional coming of age story about a young Jewish girl in New York City in the 1950s.
