Joy in the Morning (film)

Joy in the Morning
Directed by Alex Segal
Produced by Henry T. Weinstein
Written by Betty Smith (novel)
Sally Benson
Alfred Hayes
Norman Lessing
Starring Richard Chamberlain
Yvette Mimieux
Arthur Kennedy
Oscar Homolka
Joan Tetzel
Music by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster (title song)
Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography Ellsworth Fredericks
Edited by Thomas J. McCarthy
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
 May 7, 1965
Running time
 103 min.
Country United States
Language English
Box office $1,700,000 (US/Canada rentals)[1]

Joy in the Morning is a 1965 American film directed by Alex Segal. It was adapted from the 1963 novel of the same name by Betty Smith. The film stars Richard Chamberlain as Carl Brown, and Yvette Mimieux as Annie McGairy Brown. The musical score for the film is done by Bernard Herrmann, and the title song is performed by Richard Chamberlain.

Plot

18-year old Brooklynite Annie McGairy has moved to the Midwest to marry her law-student love Carl Brown. The couple must overcome many obstacles including disapproval from their parents, who knew each other before emigrating to America from Ireland, financial problems, and Annie's sexual insecurities. These problems are all compounded when Annie discovers she is pregnant.

After a heated argument, Annie leaves Carl and returns to Brooklyn to live with her mother. She doesn't tell Carl she is pregnant because she doesn't want to burden him while he's working on his education.

Ultimately, Annie realizes that her family should be together, and Carl forgives her for leaving him because he believes that his child deserves happiness. The couple embrace at the train station and vow to stay together.

Cast

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References

  1. ↑ Anticipated rentals accruing distributors in North America. See "Top Grossers of 1965", Variety, 5 January 1966 p 36

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