The Catered Affair

6/14/19561h 34m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ When you're in love, nothing else matters ~

Overview:

An Irish cabby in the Bronx watches his wife go overboard planning their daughter's wedding.

Director:

Richard Brooks

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

parent child relationship
taxi driver
irish-american
based on play or musical
money
wedding
wedding dress
bronx, new york city

Cast

Bette Davis

~ as ~

Mrs. Agnes Hurley

Ernest Borgnine

~ as ~

Tom Hurley

Debbie Reynolds

~ as ~

Jane Hurley

Barry Fitzgerald

~ as ~

Uncle Jack Conlon

Rod Taylor

~ as ~

Ralph Halloran

Robert F. Simon

~ as ~

Mr. Joe Halloran

Madge Kennedy

~ as ~

Mrs. Joe Halloran

Dorothy Stickney

~ as ~

Mrs. Rafferty

Carol Veazie

~ as ~

Mrs. Casey

Joan Camden

~ as ~

Alice Scanlon

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
7
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.