Marty (1955)

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EVERYBODY'S RAVING ABOUT "MARTY" . . . The year's BIG entertainment surprise a warm and human story with characters you'll love and remember! See more »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 June 1955 (Belgium) See more »

Also Known As:

Marty vita di un timido See more »

Filming Locations:

Bronx, New York City, New York, USA See more »

Budget:

$343,000 (estimated)

Production Co:

Hecht-Lancaster Productions, Steven Productions See more »

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Runtime:

90 min  | 94 min (alternate version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Trivia

Betsy Blair, who portrayed Clara, was almost not permitted to do the film by Hecht-Lancaster Productions and United Artists due to the 1950s Hollywood Blacklist. However, Gene Kelly, her husband at the time, basically blackmailed United Artists and Hecht-Lancaster into casting her, at the last minute, by threatening not to direct or star in any of UA's or Hecht Lancaster's productions if she was not cast for the role. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Virginia and her husband are arguing about her mother-in-law, her hair is extremely disheveled and sweat-matted. After she puts her baby in the crib, she is shown to have perfectly styled and dry hair moments later. See more »

Quotes

Aunt Catherine: College girls are one step from the street, I tell you. My son Joseph wife, she type on the typewriter - one step from the street!
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Connections

Spoofed in I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Marty"
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Paddy Chayefsky (uncredited)
Played during the opening credits and throughout the picture
Sung by male voices during the closing cast credits See more »