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Director:
George Cukor
Writers:
Ruth Gordon (writer)
Garson Kanin (writer)
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Release Date:
February 1952 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
"Shaddup!"
Plot:
Florence and Chet Keefer have had a troublesome marriage. Whilst in the middle of a divorce hearing... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Drastic turns more (20 total)

Cast

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Judy Holliday ... 'Florrie' Keefer
Aldo Ray ... 'Chet' Keefer
Madge Kennedy ... Judge Anne B. Carroll

Sheila Bond ... Joan Shipley
John Alexander ... Howard Shipley
Rex Williams ... George Bastian
Phyllis Povah ... Mrs. Derringer
Mickey Shaughnessy ... Pat Bundy
Griff Barnett ... Charley
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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
George Cukor recommended that star Aldo Ray go to ballet school because he walked too much like a football player. more
Quotes:
Mrs. Derringer: Oh, I didn't remember he had an 'F' in 'im. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Step by Step: The Marrying Dude (#3.9)" (1993) more
Soundtrack:
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17 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
Drastic turns, 2 May 2005
9/10
Author: Michael Bo (michael.bo@pol.dk) from Copenhagen, Denmark

Chet marries Florence and for a while all is swell. But due to personal tragedy and Chet's inability to hold on to a job, they find themselves in divorce court.

Time has completely forgotten this truly masterful piece of cinema art. 'Marrying Kind' starts out as a screwball comedy, evolves into gentle and then starker realism, takes a drastic turn towards tragedy, only to try and find its way back. Veteran director Cukor invited all sorts of trouble with this extremely challenging format, with a drama very obviously inspired by King Vidor's ground-breaking late silent 'The Crowd'.

It is a virtuosic and deeply, deeply affecting film, as written by Garson Kanin, directed with an almost uncanny ear for dialogue by the underrated Cukor, and acted by newcomer Aldo Ray and the ever-brilliant Judy Holliday. The ending to this film testifies to an unexpected emotional maturity in Hollywood in the early 50's, and the transfer is perfect.

I daresay nobody with an open mind is ever liable to forgot this film, and remember, before you start moaning about the mixing of genres, Life does its own mixing of tears and laughter every day to every single one of us. In that respect no film ever was more organic than this one!

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