---
title: 'Marjorie Morningstar (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Irving Rapper'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/marjorie-morningstar-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051911/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Marjorie Morningstar (1958)

1958 · 128 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Marjorie Morningstar is a 1958 American drama film directed by Irving Rapper from a screenplay by Everett Freeman, based on the 1955 novel of the same name by Herman Wouk. 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. The film stars Gene Kelly and Natalie Wood, with Claire Trevor, Ed Wynn, Everett Sloane, Martin Milner, and Carolyn Jones.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Irving Rapper](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-rapper)
- **Screenplay:** [Everett Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/everett-freeman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Max Steiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-steiner)
- **Producer:** [Milton Sperling](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-sperling)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harry Stradling](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-stradling)
- **Editor:** [Folmar Blangsted](https://cinepixo.com/people/folmar-blangsted)

## Cast

- [Pierre Watkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-watkin)
- [Ed Wynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-wynn)
- [Martin Milner](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-milner)
- [Lester Dorr](https://cinepixo.com/people/lester-dorr)
- [Natalie Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalie-wood)
- [Everett Sloane](https://cinepixo.com/people/everett-sloane)
- [Leslie Bradley](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-bradley)
- [Lana Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/lana-wood)
- [Gene Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-kelly)
- [Alan Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-reed)
- [Ruta Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruta-lee)
- [Carolyn Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/carolyn-jones)
- [Jesse White](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-white)
- [George Tobias](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-tobias)
- [Martin Balsam](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-balsam)

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