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Middle of the Night

Middle of the Night

May 20, 1959
118 min
DramaRomance
6.9/ 10
34 votes

Overview

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.

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6.9/10
34 votes
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7.1/10
1,625 votes
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1 win & 2 nominations total

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"For every girl who was ever involved with an older man!"

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Columbia PicturesSudan Productions

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