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.

Cast

Kim Novak

as Betty Preisser

Glenda Farrell

as Mrs Mueller

Jan Norris

as Alice Mueller

Lee Grant

as Marilyn

Effie Afton

as Mrs Carroll

Lee Philips

as George Preisser

Fredric March

as Jerry Kingsley

Edith Meiser

as Evelyn Kingsley

Joan Copeland

as Lillian Englander

Martin Balsam

as Jack Englander

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