The Catered Affair 68 years old

When you're in love, nothing else matters

The Catered Affair

At breakfast, Jane announces that she and Ralph are getting married the next week. All Jane and Ralph want is a small wedding with the immediate family and no reception. This is because Jane's parents are poor and Jane and Ralph can borrow a car for their honeymoon. However, at dinner that night all Ralph's parents talk about are the big weddings they gave their daughters and everything escalates. All of a sudden, it is a big wedding breakfast with hundreds of guests. The problem is that for 12 years, Tom has been saving money to buy his own cab and license, but now that he can, all of his money is going towards a wedding neither he, or Jane or Ralph really want.

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The Catered Affair Cast

Name Character
Bette Davis She was 48, 81 years old when she died as Mrs. Agnes Hurley
Ernest Borgnine He was 39, 95 years old when he died as Tom Hurley
Debbie Reynolds She was 24, 84 years old when she died as Jane Hurley
Barry Fitzgerald He was 68, 72 years old when he died as Uncle Jack Conlon
Rod Taylor He was 26, 84 years old when he died as Ralph Halloran
Mae Clarke She was 45, 81 years old when she died as Saleswoman (uncredited)
Dorothy Stickney She was 59, 101 years old when she died as Mrs. Rafferty
Madge Kennedy She was 65, 96 years old when she died as Mrs. Joe Halloran
Jay Adler He was 59, 81 years old when he died as Sam Leiter
Dan Tobin He was 45, 72 years old when he died as Hotel Caterer
Robert F. Simon He was 47, 83 years old when he died as Mr. Joe Halloran
Paul Denton as Bill Scanlon
Carol Veazie She was 60, 88 years old when she died as Mrs. Casey
Ray Stricklyn He was 27, 73 years old when he died as Eddie Hurley
Augusta Merighi as Mrs. Musso
Joan Camden She was 27, 71 years old when she died as Alice Scanlon

The Catered Affair Crew

Name Department
Wesley C. Miller as Recording Supervision. He was 61 (67) years old when He died Sound
Edwin B. Willis as Set Decoration. He was 63 (70) years old when He died Art
Hugh Hunt as Set Decoration. He was 54 (86) years old when He died Art
Gene Ruggiero as Editor. He was 45 (91) years old when He died Editing
John Alton as Director of Photography. He was 54 (94) years old when He died Camera
Richard Brooks as Director. He was 44 (79) years old when He died Directing
André Previn as Original Music Composer. He was 27 (89) years old when He died Sound
Cedric Gibbons as Art Direction. He was 63 (67) years old when He died Art
Sam Zimbalist as Producer. He was 52 (54) years old when He died Production
Gore Vidal as Screenplay. He was 30 (86) years old when He died Writing
Sydney Guilaroff as Hairstylist. He was 48 (89) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
William Tuttle as Makeup Artist. He was 44 (95) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Paddy Chayefsky as Teleplay. He was 33 (58) years old when He died Writing
Frank Santillo as Editor. He was 43 (65) years old when He died Editing
Paul Groesse as Art Direction. He was 50 (81) years old when He died Art
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The Catered Affair (68 years)

When you're in love, nothing else matters

  • Release day: Thursday, June 14, 1956
  • Runtime: 92 minutes