Key Details

Release StatusReleased

Release Date1956-06-14

Languageen

Runtime1h 34m

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

7.2(48)

•1956•1h 34m

The Catered Affair

"When you're in love, nothing else matters"

Drama Comedy Romance

Overview

An Irish cabby in the Bronx watches his wife go overboard planning their daughter's wedding.

Director

Writing & Screenplay

Cinematography

Principal Cast

27 credited

Bette Davis

Bette DavisAgnes Hurley

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest BorgnineTom Hurley

Debbie Reynolds

Debbie ReynoldsJane Hurley

Barry Fitzgerald

Barry FitzgeraldJack Conlon

Rod Taylor

Rod TaylorRalph Halloran

Robert F. Simon

Robert F. SimonMr. Halloran

Madge Kennedy

Madge KennedyMrs. Halloran

Dorothy Stickney

Dorothy StickneyMrs. Rafferty

Carol Veazie

Carol VeazieMrs. Casey

Joan Camden

Joan CamdenAlice

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