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Marty (1953)

Genre : Drama, TV Movie

Runtime : 51M

Director : Delbert Mann

Synopsis

Marty Pilletti is a 36-year-old butcher who lives with his mother, who is always asking him why he doesn't find a nice girl and get married. The truth is Marty is lonely and would like nothing better, but he has low self-esteem and admits to his mother that he's ugly and no one wants him. He's tired of going to the Saturday night dance with his buddies and then going home more depressed than he was when the evening started. But at one of those dances he meets Clara. They have a great deal in common but Marty will have to overcome peer pressure if he and Clara are to have a relationship.

Actors

Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger
Marty Pilletti
Nancy Marchand
Nancy Marchand
Clara
Esther Minciotti
Esther Minciotti
Mrs. Pilletti
Joe Mantell
Joe Mantell
Angie
Augusta Ciolli
Augusta Ciolli
Aunt Catherine
Betsy Palmer
Betsy Palmer
Virginia
Lee Philips
Lee Philips
Tommy
Rossana San Marco
Rossana San Marco
Woman
Nehemiah Persoff
Nehemiah Persoff
The Critic
Howard Caine
Howard Caine
The Bartender
Don Gordon
Don Gordon
Young Man
Andrew Gerardo
Andrew Gerardo
Patsy
Rachel Maiori
Rachel Maiori
Short Girl
Mary Ann Reeves
Mary Ann Reeves
Girl
George Maharis
George Maharis
Dancer at the Club (uncredited)

Crews

Delbert Mann
Delbert Mann
Director
Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky
Writer
Fred Coe
Fred Coe
Producer
Gordon Duff
Gordon Duff
Associate Producer
George Bassman
George Bassman
Original Music Composer
Al McClellan
Al McClellan
Director of Photography
Otis Riggs
Otis Riggs
Production Design
Rose Bogdanoff
Rose Bogdanoff
Costume Design
Leo Farrenkopf
Leo Farrenkopf
Lighting Technician

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