The Catered Affair

The Catered Affair 1956, also known as Wedding Party, is a family drama film made by MetroGoldwynMayer. 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 Andr Previn and the cinematography by John Alton.

Agnes Hurley Davis is a frowsy and disillusioned housewife, married to Bronx cabdriver Tom Hurley Borgnine. She wants something better for her daughter, Jane Reynolds. When Jane announces her engagement to Ralph Halloran Taylor, Aggie 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, the daughter does not want it and her husband was planning on using the money to purchase a taxi medallion and become selfemployed. The film deals with the ensuing conflicts within the family, which also involve Uncle Jack Conlon Fitzgerald and most of the neighborhood. It is not until the end of the film that the vain mother realizes what a fool she has been in forcing her own fantasy onto her family.The television play A Catered Affair, written by Paddy Chayefsky, was first shown on television as part of the Philco Television Playhouse. It was broadcast on May 22, 1955. The cast included Pat Henning, Thelma Ritter, and J. Pat OMalley. ........

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