The Catered Affair 1956
The Catered Affair
An Irish cabby in the Bronx watches his wife go overboard planning their daughter's wedding.
An Irish cabby in the Bronx watches his wife go overboard planning their daughter's wedding.
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Full Cast & Crew... Mrs. Agnes Hurley
... Tom Hurley
... Jane Hurley
... Uncle Jack Conlon
... Ralph Halloran
... Mr. Joe Halloran
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Bette Davis and Ernest Borgnine are cracking in this really rather agonising drama of a couple who must reconcile their own (differing) aspirations for their daughter's forthcoming wedding with their reputations and their pocket books - and the peer pressures of neighbours and their soon-to-be in-laws alike. Initially, the young couple "Jane" (Debbie Reynolds) and "Ralph" (Rod Taylor) just want a simple ceremony to save everyone fuss, hassle and money. When his father offers them an apartment, and her neighbours start to wonder about the "haste" of it all, Davis ("Aggie") convinces thrifty husband "Tom" (Borgnine) that they must go all out on the wedding of the century. At times funny, with plenty of pathos and some super character parts from Barry Fitzgerald as "Uncle Jack" and cutie brother Ray Stricklyn as army-bound brother "Eddie" the story moves along at one hell of a pace. The star looks every inch the dreary housewife, Borgnine is super as the beleaguered cabbie husband who has saved all his life so as he can go into business on his own - and the kids all combine to convey the frustrations and expectations of this "big day" in a way that must make any impending nuptials scare the heck out of anyone. Great entertainment.
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Release Date:
Jun 14, 1956 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 34`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Bette Davis and Ernest Borgnine are cracking in this really rather agonising drama of a couple who must reconcile their own (differing) aspirations for their daughter's forthcoming wedding with their reputations and their pocket books - and the peer pressures of neighbours and their soon-to-be in-laws alike. Initially, the young couple "Jane" (Debbie Reynolds) and "Ralph" (Rod Taylor) just want a simple ceremony to save everyone fuss, hassle and money. When his father offers them an apartment, and her neighbours start to wonder about the "haste" of it all, Davis ("Aggie") convinces thrifty husband "Tom" (Borgnine) that they must go all out on the wedding of the century. At times funny, with plenty of pathos and some super character parts from Barry Fitzgerald as "Uncle Jack" and cutie brother Ray Stricklyn as army-bound brother "Eddie" the story moves along at one hell of a pace. The star looks every inch the dreary housewife, Borgnine is super as the beleaguered cabbie husband who has saved all his life so as he can go into business on his own - and the kids all combine to convey the frustrations and expectations of this "big day" in a way that must make any impending nuptials scare the heck out of anyone. Great entertainment.
Cast & Crew of
The Catered Affair
Directors & Credit Writers
... Assistant Director
... Director
... Assistant Director
Cast
... Mrs. Agnes Hurley
... Tom Hurley
... Jane Hurley
... Uncle Jack Conlon
... Ralph Halloran
... Mr. Joe Halloran
... Mrs. Joe Halloran
... Mrs. Rafferty
... Mrs. Casey
... Alice Scanlon
... Eddie Hurley
... Sam Leiter
... Hotel Caterer
PD
Paul Denton... Bill Scanlon
... Mrs. Musso
... Saleswoman (uncredited)
DD
Don Devlin... Taxi Driver (uncredited)
... Girl on Phone (uncredited)
... Mrs. Casey's Daughter-in-law (uncredited)
... Bartender (uncredited)
Produced By
... Producer