Middle of the Night
For every girl who was ever involved with an older man!
1959 | 118m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Delbert Mann |
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| Writer: | Paddy Chayefsky |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 20, 1959 |
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| Director: | Delbert Mann |
| Writer: | Paddy Chayefsky |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | new york city, jealousy, age difference, engagement, older man younger woman relationship, divorcee, widower, feet, family disapproval, may/december, disapproving parent |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Sudan Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 06, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kim Novak | Betty Preisser |
| Glenda Farrell | Mrs Mueller |
| Jan Norris | Alice Mueller |
| Lee Grant | Marilyn |
| Effie Afton | Mrs Carroll |
| Lee Philips | George Preisser |
| Fredric March | Jerry Kingsley |
| Edith Meiser | Evelyn Kingsley |
| Joan Copeland | Lillian Englander |
| Martin Balsam | Jack Englander |
| David Ford | Paul Kingsley |
| Audrey Peters | Elizabeth Kingsley |
| Betty Walker | Rosalind Neiman |
| Albert Dekker | Walter Lockman |
| Rudy Bond | Louis Gould |
| Lou Gilbert | Sherman |
| Dora Weissman | Lucy Lockman |
| Lee Richardson | Joey Lockman |
| Anna Berger | Caroline |
| Alfred Leberfeld | Abe Ellman |
| Nelson Olmsted | Erskine |
| Walter Mathews | Mickey Hilliard (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jean Louis | Assistant Editor, Costume Design |
| Marguerite James | Script Supervisor |
| George Newman | Makeup Artist |
| Steve Bono | Production Manager |
| Jack Wright Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Ted Haworth | Art Direction |
| Dick Vorisek | Sound |
| Richard Gramaglia | Sound |
| Joseph C. Brun | Director of Photography |
| Carl Lerner | Editor |
| Everett Chambers | Casting, Dialogue Coach |
| Flo Transfield | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Irving Temaner | Production Coordinator |
| George Bassman | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| Charles H. Maguire | Assistant Director |
| Leo Kerz | Assistant Art Director |
| Tom Browne | Grip |
| Buddy Fortune | Gaffer |
| Edward Knott | Gaffer |
| Saul Midwall | Camera Operator |
| Frank L. Thompson | Costume Design |
| Delbert Mann | Director |
| Paddy Chayefsky | Screenplay, Theatre Play |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| George Justin | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
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