Middle of the Night

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NR,1hr 58min
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January 1, 1959
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Synopsis: Scripter Paddy Chayevsky altered his successful stageplay for this routine cinematic version of Middle of the Night, emphasizing the self-centered interests of the relatives and friends who surround Jerry Kingsley (Fredric March). Jerry is a widower, a lonely but successful clothing manufacturer who falls in love with Betty Preisser (Kim Novak), one of his employees. The employee-boss relationship is one hurdle the erstwhile couple have to overcome, another is the thirty-year difference in their ... Full Synopsis
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Middle of the Night is very much a product of the 1950s, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. True, some of Middle's story feels dated, and the décor, clothes and other trappings are part of that decade; but what places Middle squarely in the 1950s really is its atmosphere, its style of filmmaking. There's a seriousness of intent here which isn't meant to imply there is no comedy; rather, this ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Betty Preisser
Jerry Kingsley
Mrs. Mueller, Betty's Mother
Walter Lockman
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