Joy in the Morning

1965
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1h 43m

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5.7/10

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Richard Chamberlain and Yvette Mimieux in Joy in the Morning (1965)

In 1927, Carl Brown marries Annie McGairy and goes to college but taking his young wife with him creates difficult challenges for both of them, for their parents back home and for the campus faculty.

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In 1927, Carl Brown marries Annie McGairy and goes to college, but taking his young wife with him creates difficult challenges for both of them, for their parents back home, and for the camp... Read allIn 1927, Carl Brown marries Annie McGairy and goes to college, but taking his young wife with him creates difficult challenges for both of them, for their parents back home, and for the campus faculty.In 1927, Carl Brown marries Annie McGairy and goes to college, but taking his young wife with him creates difficult challenges for both of them, for their parents back home, and for the campus faculty.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

383

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Trivia
Final film of Jeanine Cashell.

Goofs
When Annie and Carl are showering in the locker room, you can see that Carl is wearing sweatpants when he's supposed to be nude.

Connections
Featured in MGM 40th Anniversary (1964)

Soundtracks
Joy in the Morning
Music by Sammy Fain
Words by Paul Francis Webster
Sung by Richard Chamberlain

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Surprisingly BAD

While Herrmann's musical score is a pleasure, as always, the film itself is a claptrap of soap opera clichés, and melodramatic scene-chewing performances. Mimieux screeches her way through the script, and Chamberlain comes across as an absolute jerk.

The adjacent fawning posts really puzzle me.

Being that this was released in 1965, I am somewhat surprised that the homosexuality of one character (the flower shop owner) is tiptoed around so blatantly - well, they did use the phrase "sissy" several times. Actually, he is the most developed character in the film, and his life would have made a much more interesting plot.

The back lot filming is obvious and uninvolving.

The two leads spend an awfully large amount of time in childish tirades. That so many viewers would see this as representative of true love, is somewhat disturbing.

Again, great score..........little else.