Marty

1955 · 90 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 28,465 VOTES · DIR. Delbert Mann

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Overview

Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. Marty meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher, realising their emotional connection, he promises to call but family and friends try to convince him not to.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,028 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:31 - Hello, Sam. - Hiya, Marty.
00:04:11 - What you readin', Joe? - Lou, turn the set off!
00:06:54 Don't you think I wanna get married? I want to. Everybody drives me crazy.
00:09:40 - All right, Ginnie. Don't get so excited. - She's right, Tommy.
00:12:33 - Oh, yeah? - Well, him and his wife live alone.
00:17:11 So, what are you gonna do tonight, Marty?
00:20:25 Well, I think this music's a little fast.
00:26:49 As long as she's goin' home alone, give me the $5 back.
00:31:25 I'm 34.
00:34:30 They say things are no good in this house.
00:37:27 - Benjamin Franklin High School. - In Brooklyn?
00:41:06 Marty, you in here?
00:45:03 Marty, I've known you for three hours, but I know you're a good butcher.
00:49:38 I'd have to take the subway down to 125th, then take the bus to the railroad
00:52:22 - Hiya. - We just gonna sit around here all night?
00:56:47 Come New Year's Eve, everybody starts arrangin' parties.
01:01:14 A woman, 56 years old, all her life she had her own house.
01:04:10 By the time I get home it'll be two. I gotta get up for ten o'clock mass tomorrow.
01:09:44 but we'll never be happy unless we have a chance to work out our own lives.
01:12:52 - Do you know what you're talkin' about? - No, I don't. That's why I'm askin' you!
01:15:49 Boy, this place is really comin' to pieces. Ma, I think we oughta sell this place.
01:19:28 Hey, Ralph, how'd you make out with those nurses last night?
01:23:07 - I wonder where they find those girls. - They're Hollywood starlets.
01:26:54 I'll never forgive La Guardia for cuttin' out burlesque outta New York City.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,028
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:01:31
Final line01:26:54

Production Record

DirectorDelbert Mann
LanguageEnglish
Budget$343,000
Revenue$3,000,000
IMDb votes28,465