Middle of the Night
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.
Director: Charles H. Maguire, Delbert Mann, Marguerite James
Actors: Fredric March, Glenda Farrell, Kim Novak
Keywords:1950s crotchety old man employer employee romance screenplay adapted by author widower divorced woman relationship
