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Release Date:
10 April 1957 (USA)
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Tagline:
They'll live it up tonight!
Plot:
Five office friends meet up for a night on the town to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of one of them...
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 win
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2 nominations
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(3 articles)
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It’S Not Too Late For Rooney Mara, Unsung Star Of “Social Network”
(From Scott Feinberg. 14 November 2010, 2:53 AM, PST)
'Marty' Director Delbert Mann Dead at 87
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 13 November 2007)
(From digitalspy. 28 March 2011, 12:36 AM, PDT)
It’S Not Too Late For Rooney Mara, Unsung Star Of “Social Network”
(From Scott Feinberg. 14 November 2010, 2:53 AM, PST)
'Marty' Director Delbert Mann Dead at 87
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 13 November 2007)
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Terrific, realistic slice-of-life "Lost" movie NOT on DVD!
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Don Murray | ... | Charlie Samson |
 | E.G. Marshall | ... | Walter |
 | Jack Warden | ... | Eddie Watkins |
| Philip Abbott | ... | Arnold Craig |
| Larry Blyden | ... | Kenneth |
| Patricia Smith | ... | Helen Samson |
 | Carolyn Jones | ... | The Existentialist |
 | Nancy Marchand | ... | Mrs. Julie Samson |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Barbara Ames | ... | Girl on Stoop (uncredited) |
| Norma Arden Campbell | ... | Stripteaser (uncredited) |
| Karen Norris | ... | Hostess (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | ... | Greenwich Village Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Arthur Tovey | ... | Existentialist's Landlord (uncredited) |
| Robert Williams | ... | Bartender (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Delbert Mann | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Paddy Chayefsky | screenplay | |
| Paddy Chayefsky | story "The Bachelor Party" | |
Produced by | |||
| Paddy Chayefsky | .... | associate producer | |
| Harold Hecht | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Paul Mertz | (as Paul Madeira) | ||
| Alex North | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Joseph LaShelle | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Ted Haworth | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Edward G. Boyle | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Mary Grant | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Robert J. Schiffer | .... | makeup artist | |
| Rudolph Liszt | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Richard McWhorter | .... | production manager | |
| Eric Stacey | .... | unit manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Richard Maybery | .... | assistant director (as Dick Mayberry) | |
| Edward O. Denault | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Robert G. Carlisle | .... | sound effects editor | |
| John K. Kean | .... | sound recordist (as John Keane) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Frank J. Calabria | .... | additional photographer (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| William B. Murphy | .... | editorial supervisor | |
Music Department | |||
| C. Bakaleinikoff | .... | conductor | |
| Lloyd Young | .... | music editor | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- United Artists (1957) (USA) (theatrical)
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92 min
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Trivia:
Movie debut of Nancy Marchand.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the subway scene, the moving image through the window behind the actors is not synchronized with the images seen through the windows further down the train.See more »
Quotes:
[Charlie is trying to kiss a girl he just met]
The Existentialist:Just say you love me.
Charlie Samson:[confused] What?
The Existentialist:Just say you love me. You don't have to mean it.
[Charlie tries to kiss her, but she fights him off]
Charlie Samson:What's the matter?
The Existentialist:Say you love me.
Charlie Samson:Oh, come on.
The Existentialist:Say you love me.
Charlie Samson:Come on.
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The Existentialist:Just say you love me.
Charlie Samson:[confused] What?
The Existentialist:Just say you love me. You don't have to mean it.
[Charlie tries to kiss her, but she fights him off]
Charlie Samson:What's the matter?
The Existentialist:Say you love me.
Charlie Samson:Oh, come on.
The Existentialist:Say you love me.
Charlie Samson:Come on.
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Playboy: The Story of X (1998) (V)See more »
Soundtrack:
The Kentuckian SongSee more »
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This is one of my favorite movies,"Marty" is my number one!. Wonderful acting and realistic dialog not seen today except in small independent movies. As each character shows himself, we can see our own doubts and struggles with marriage and the accompanying responsibilities. I like how Nancy Marchand appears in this, she was "Clara" in the live TV version of "Marty" opposite Rod Steiger.Terrific location shots of New York in the 1950s especially Greenwich Village.
Now let's see the third in what I call the "Paddy Chayefsky Trilogy": "Marty", "The Bachelor Party" and (also, another "Lost" film not on DVD) "Middle of the Night"!