Joy in the Morning (film)

Joy in the Morning
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlex Segal
Written bySally Benson
Alfred Hayes
Norman Lessing
Based onJoy in the Morning
1963 novel
by Betty Smith
Produced byHenry T. Weinstein
StarringRichard Chamberlain
Yvette Mimieux
Arthur Kennedy
Oscar Homolka
Joan Tetzel
CinematographyEllsworth Fredericks
Edited byThomas J. McCarthy
Music bySammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster (title song)
Bernard Herrmann
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • May 7, 1965 (1965-05-07)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,700,000 (US/Canada rentals)[1]

Joy in the Morning is a 1965 American romance film starring Richard Chamberlain and Yvette Mimieux and directed by Alex Segal. Adapted from the 1963 novel of the same name by Betty Smith, the film tells the story of a young newlywed couple, Carl and Annie Brown, who marry against their parents' wishes while Carl is still in law school and struggle to maintain their relationship.

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