The Catered Affair

Jun 14, 1956

1h 34m

★ 7.1

When you're in love, nothing else matters

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Mrs. Agnes Hurley

Bette Davis

Tom Hurley

Ernest Borgnine

Jane Hurley

Debbie Reynolds

Uncle Jack Conlon

Barry Fitzgerald

Ralph Halloran

Rod Taylor

Mr. Joe Halloran

Robert F. Simon

Mrs. Joe Halloran

Madge Kennedy

Mrs. Rafferty

Dorothy Stickney

Mrs. Casey

Carol Veazie

Alice Scanlon

Joan Camden

Eddie Hurley

Ray Stricklyn

Sam Leiter

Jay Adler

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