The Catered Affair
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| The Catered Affair | |
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 Original film poster |
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| Directed by | Richard Brooks |
| Produced by | Sam Zimbalist |
| Written by | Gore Vidal Paddy Chayefsky |
| Starring | Bette Davis Ernest Borgnine Debbie Reynolds Barry Fitzgerald Rod Taylor |
| Music by | André Previn |
| Cinematography | John Alton |
| Editing by | Gene Ruggiero Frank Santillo |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) |  14 June 1956 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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The Catered Affair, also known as Wedding Breakfast, is a 1956 family drama film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Richard Brooks and produced by Sam Zimbalist from a screenplay by Gore Vidal, based on a television play by Paddy Chayefsky. The film score was by André Previn and the cinematography by John Alton.
The film stars Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds, Barry Fitzgerald and Rod Taylor.
[edit] Plot
Mother (Bette Davis) is a frowsy and disillusioned housewife, married to Bronx cabdriver, Tom Hurley (Ernest Borgnine). She wants something better for her daughter, Jane (Debbie Reynolds). When Jane announces her engagement to Ralph Halloran (Rod Taylor), Mother sees this as an opportunity to have an elaborate wedding, with caterers and all the trimmings, despite the fact that the family cannot afford it and the daughter does not want it. The film deals with the ensuing conflicts within the family, which also involve Uncle Jack Conlon (Barry Fitzgerald) and most of the neighnourhood. It is not until the end of the film that the vain Mother realises what a fool she has been in forcing her own fantasy onto her family.
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| Films directed by Richard Brooks |
| Crisis | The Light Touch | Deadline - U.S.A. | Battle Circus | Take the High Ground! | Flame and the Flesh | The Last Time I Saw Paris | Blackboard Jungle | The Last Hunt | The Catered Affair | Something of Value | The Brothers Karamazov | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Elmer Gantry | Sweet Bird of Youth | Lord Jim | The Professionals | In Cold Blood | The Happy Ending | $ | Bite the Bullet | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Wrong Is Right | Fever Pitch |
