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The Model and the Marriage Broker

  • 1951
  • Approved
  • 1h 43m
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The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
Marriage broker Mae Swasey, who somewhat cynically arranges her loser clients' affairs, meets model Kitty Bennett and can't resist meddling in her life, by disentangling her from a married man and fixing her up with a nice radiologist. Of course things go wrong...
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Marriage broker Mae Swasey, who somewhat cynically arranges her loser clients' affairs, meets model Kitty Bennett and can't resist meddling in her life, by disentangling her from a married m... Read allMarriage broker Mae Swasey, who somewhat cynically arranges her loser clients' affairs, meets model Kitty Bennett and can't resist meddling in her life, by disentangling her from a married man and fixing her up with a nice radiologist. Of course things go wrong...Marriage broker Mae Swasey, who somewhat cynically arranges her loser clients' affairs, meets model Kitty Bennett and can't resist meddling in her life, by disentangling her from a married man and fixing her up with a nice radiologist. Of course things go wrong...

  • Director
    • George Cukor
  • Writers
    • Charles Brackett
    • Walter Reisch
    • Richard L. Breen
  • Stars
    • Jeanne Crain
    • Thelma Ritter
    • Scott Brady
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    820
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • George Cukor
    • Writers
      • Charles Brackett
      • Walter Reisch
      • Richard L. Breen
    • Stars
      • Jeanne Crain
      • Thelma Ritter
      • Scott Brady
    • 18User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Jeanne Crain, Nancy Kulp, and Dennie Moore in The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
    Jeanne Crain and Thelma Ritter in The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
    Jeanne Crain, Scott Brady, and Thelma Ritter in The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
    Jeanne Crain and Frank Fontaine in The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
    Jeanne Crain and Scott Brady in The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
    Jeanne Crain and Thelma Ritter in The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)

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    Jeanne Crain
    Jeanne Crain
    • Kitty Bennett
    Thelma Ritter
    Thelma Ritter
    • Mae Swasey
    Scott Brady
    Scott Brady
    • Matt Hornbeck
    Zero Mostel
    Zero Mostel
    • George Wixted
    Michael O'Shea
    Michael O'Shea
    • Doberman
    Helen Ford
    • Emmy Swasey
    Frank Fontaine
    • Mr. Hjalmer Johannson
    Dennie Moore
    Dennie Moore
    • Mrs. Bea Gingras
    John Alexander
    John Alexander
    • Mr. Perry
    Jay C. Flippen
    Jay C. Flippen
    • Dan Chancellor
    Lucile Barnes
    • Model
    • (uncredited)
    Bunny Bishop
    • Alice
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Board
    • Usher
    • (uncredited)
    Harris Brown
    • Conventioneer
    • (uncredited)
    Kathryn Card
    Kathryn Card
    • Mrs. Kuschner
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Carter
    Harry Carter
    • Big Doug
    • (uncredited)
    Ken Christy
    Ken Christy
    • Mr. Kuschner
    • (uncredited)
    Blythe Daley
    Blythe Daley
    • Receptionist
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Cukor
    • Writers
      • Charles Brackett
      • Walter Reisch
      • Richard L. Breen
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    • Trivia
      Her role as Hazel was the film debut of Nancy Kulp.
    • Goofs
      At about 1 hour 21 minutes into the film, just after Mae pulls up the window shade, out of frame a crew member apparently moves something that casts a tall vertical shadow on the apartment wall at the right edge of the frame. The shadow looks like that of a coat rack, but might be of equipment such as a stand to support something else.
    • Quotes

      Mrs. Bea Gingras: She's so lonely, even though she ought to be used to it by now.

      Mae Swasey: Don't kid yourself. You can get used to being poor, guess even blind. You never get used to being lonely.

    • Connections
      Version of The 20th Century-Fox Hour: The Marriage Broker (1957)

    User reviews18

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    A Ritter Showcase
    The movie's a showcase for Ritter's brand of cranky charm. She's a marriage broker, pairing up lonely people, and dispensing step-motherly advice. There's a parade of familiar supporting characters. Too bad they don't get more screen time, especially the poignant Nancy Kulp and the fast-talking Michael O'Shea. The film's too smooth to be genuinely funny. Still, there're amusing moments, occasional caustic charm, but the underlying theme of lonely people may be a reason director Cukor doesn't go for big laughs. I agree with the reviewer who thinks Crain too cool and detached to get into the swim. On the other hand, Brady surprised with a somewhat animated performance, unlike his usual stolid screen presence.

    This is also a movie that really needs Technicolor. Instead the dull grays do nothing to underscore a lighter mood or heighten New York City locations. Anyway, Ritter certainly deserves top billing, which instead went to the better-known Crain who doesn't get much screen time until the last third. Plus, it's to someone's credit that a middle-age woman gets so much attention in a medium not known for the aging or plain-faced. Overall, it's an amiable film with an unusual central performance, a poignant topic, but also with an over-stretched script, likely to accommodate movie star Crain.
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    • Release date
      • November 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Swedish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Marriage Broker
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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