The Catered Affair Movie Review 1956

Davis, anti-typecast as a Bronx housewife, and Borgnine, as her taxi-driving husband, play the determined parents of soon-to-be-wed Reynolds set on giving her away in a style to which she is not accustomed. Based on Paddy Chayefsky's teleplay, the catered affair turns into a familial trial, sharing the true-to-life poignancy that marked "Marty," the Oscar-winning Chayefsky drama of the previous year.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 92 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Wedding Hell, Books to Film: Paddy Chayefsky

Screenplay

Gore Vidal

Cast

Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds, Barry Fitzgerald, Rod Taylor, Robert F. Simon

Cinematography

John Alton

Director

Richard Brooks

Music

Andre Previn

Producer

MGM