The Catered Affair
When you're in love, nothing else matters
1956 | 94m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Richard Brooks |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Gore Vidal |
| Staring: |
| An Irish cabby in the Bronx watches his wife go overboard planning their daughter's wedding. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 14, 1956 |
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| Director: | Richard Brooks |
| Writer: | Gore Vidal |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | parent child relationship, taxi driver, irish-american, based on play or musical, money, wedding, wedding dress, bronx, new york city |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bette Davis | Mrs. Agnes Hurley |
| Ernest Borgnine | Tom Hurley |
| Debbie Reynolds | Jane Hurley |
| Barry Fitzgerald | Uncle Jack Conlon |
| Rod Taylor | Ralph Halloran |
| Robert F. Simon | Mr. Joe Halloran |
| Madge Kennedy | Mrs. Joe Halloran |
| Dorothy Stickney | Mrs. Rafferty |
| Carol Veazie | Mrs. Casey |
| Joan Camden | Alice Scanlon |
| Ray Stricklyn | Eddie Hurley |
| Jay Adler | Sam Leiter |
| Dan Tobin | Hotel Caterer |
| Paul Denton | Bill Scanlon |
| Augusta Merighi | Mrs. Musso |
| Mae Clarke | Saleswoman (uncredited) |
| Don Devlin | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Joan Bradshaw | Girl on Phone (uncredited) |
| Janice Carroll | Mrs. Casey's Daughter-in-law (uncredited) |
| John Costello | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Tom Dillon | Father Murphy (uncredited) |
| Marie Dixon | (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Fox | Tailor (uncredited) |
| Harry Hines | Fishmonger (uncredited) |
| Jack Kenney | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Sammy Shack | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Robert R. Stephenson | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Brooks | Director |
| Paddy Chayefsky | Teleplay |
| John Alton | Director of Photography |
| André Previn | Original Music Composer |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Wesley C. Miller | Recording Supervision, Sound |
| Hugh Hunt | Set Decoration |
| Hank Moonjean | Assistant Director |
| Van Allen James | Sound Editor |
| Frank Santillo | Editor |
| Paul Groesse | Art Direction |
| William Shanks | Assistant Director |
| Ralph George | Sound Editor |
| Gene Ruggiero | Editor |
| John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| Conrad Kahn | Sound |
| Gore Vidal | Screenplay |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sam Zimbalist | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Trending Position
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-la ... ws 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.