Marty (United Artists) (1955)

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Paddy Chayelsky Relensed thea URTEG ARTISTS “MARTY ks the man witt i the mast!” tiguny Rave "MARTY sx Honey!” ~~ jane Rusceli INSERT CARD Order Each Item From NATIONAL SCREEN EXCHANGE SNIPES FOR ALL POSTERS & LOBBIES! Winner of ACADEMY AWARDS! BEST MOTION PICTURE BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR CAST & STAFF This snipe, printed in gold on white, is prepared in two sizes (6"x6" and 15"x15") for sniping all posters and lobbies available through National Screen, (Not for publication) Marty Pilletti (Ernest Borgnine), a mildmannered man in his early thirties, who has neither the handsomeness nor the zing which more shallow fellows use to impress the girls, lives with his mother in New York’s North Bronx. Mrs. Pilletti (Esther Minciotti) is anxious for Marty to marry, but her enthusiasm is somewhat dampened by the difficulties her sister, Catherine (Augusta Ciolli), is having with her son Thomas’ wife. Thomas (Jerry Paris) is married to Virginia (Karen Steele), who resents the presence of her mother-in-law. In the neighborhood bar and grill, where he meets his friends, Ralph, Angie and Joe, the talk is all of girls, conquests, girly magazines, likely prospects for dates. Home after a hard day, he faces the quarreling of his cousin’s wife, Virginia, and Aunt Catherine. This terminates with Marty’s taking on the added burden of Aunt Catherine. Meanwhile, another family is having a problem. This time, it’s a daughter, Clara (Betsy Blair), a young schoolteacher. Like Marty, she’s plain. Like Marty, she’s almost given up on romance. A blind date for Clara is arranged with a young Dr. Keegan. They go off to the Waverly Ball Room, where Dr. Keegan ditches Clara for a more exciting girl he’s met before. Marty finds Clara on the fire escape crying, and asks her to dance. Responding to some impulse, she cries it out on Marty’s shoulder. Later, they dance and, in the magic hours that follow, as he takes Clara home, he pours out his heart. Marty and Clara stop at his home for a moment on the way to her apartment. While they’re waiting for Clara to meet his mother, Marty tries to kiss her. She’s too shy for this sudden approach and Marty is deeply hurt at her refusal. Clara tries to soften it, explains her shyness, but Marty is wary, not quite sure. Later, they do turn to each other, meeting together in a long kiss. Marty is shaken, tears come to his eyes. Clara and Marty part with the understanding he will call her after church in the morning. Sunday morning finds the row at the home of Tommy and Virginia over the moving of the mother-in-law going full tilt. To add to his depression, his mother works him over about Clara: she isn’t Italian; she is a college girl; all college girls are tramps. Later, even his pal Angie talks Clara down, rates her as a “plain Jane.” Marty drinks it all in, dejectedly. Time passes slowly for Clara. The Sunday afternoon is fading and no call from Marty, who has joined his pals. The eternal subject—what'll they do tonight—finally gets him. Realizing the pattern of his life —Marty suddenly comes alive. He goes to the phone booth, drops in a coin and says, “Hello! Clara?” SET OF 8—I1 x 14 LOBBY CARDS ASMASH! _ Newsweek "WONDERFUL! rim “ATRIUMPH!” f2il ‘SUPERB, WARM, RICH!" , Cue HECHT-LANCASTER ssc MARTY Hi ERNEST 8 BORGN! INE ang BETSY BLAIR Y CHAYERSBY st by dere HECHT MGUY 3095 ss ek 5 ste eee Ernest Borgnine Gara eae ska: cs eee sa ec Betsy Blair Dee, Pits. ot see Esther Minciotti Gatherine Gs... .. 660 6 ice Augusta Ciolli BIG os aie Satin. c SS ee ee Joe Mantell WUE oo 5 sé Pes hess Ee RE Karen Steele TMMMGES . so occ ieee Lee ers Jerry Paris POOR ks 0c cc Pe Frank Sutton Ge WO Se o's x KOK ee Walter Kelley Ele GN a 6 cna. 2 ie el gc Robin Morse * * * Presented by ............ Harold Hecht and Burt Lancaster Produced: by oii 3 os eee... Sew Harold Hecht Diitected “by. 25.0 000s.0 ans oats Delbert Mann Story and screenplay by ... Paddy Chayefsky Associate producer ....... Paddy Chayefsky Photography by ..... Joseph LaShelle, A.S.C. Art direction by ..... Edward S. Haworth and Walter Simonds CRTNNNGS OE nw oc bcs tice paves pene Norma Music composed by ............. Roy Webb Additional Music by ........ George Bassman Song, “Hey, Marty,” by ...... Harry Warren Editorial Supervision ...... Alan Crosland, Jr. Sound and Effects Editor .... Robert Carlisle Running Time: 89 Minutes PRINTED IN U.S. A.