The Catered Affair

1956 · 94 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 3,381 VOTES · DIR. Richard Brooks

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Overview

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

Dialogue Timeline — 1,705 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:35 Morning, Tom. How's the taxi business? - How's the bridge business?
00:05:58 He can't drive it out himself because his wife is pregnant.
00:09:32 I wasn't saying you didn't know him alright.
00:12:42 Well .. I'm late.
00:16:33 Thanks for bringing them back.
00:19:42 Is who in trouble?
00:23:26 Goodness, no. I am still light-headed from the last one.
00:26:36 When Irene got married we took the grand ballroom at the Bedford Plaza Hotel.
00:30:31 Tom .. we've got to have a real wedding.
00:34:33 Jane, I'm sorry about just now.
00:38:59 Stop building it up in your mind.
00:43:04 Well, Mrs Rafferty.
00:46:35 Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could dress up like this all the time?
00:50:26 Jane.
00:54:21 How many do you think, Tom?
00:57:43 These are the wedding cake ornaments.
01:01:54 I think we'd better go to the movies.
01:05:32 If you don't do it young, you pass a point. You know what I mean.
01:08:30 Okay!
01:12:35 Fine. Just fine, Bill.
01:16:33 Jack.
01:21:54 Them it was nothing but Terence had got to military school.
01:26:29 Something new: your Pa and me together.
01:32:20 Right, Agnes?

Cast & Characters

Bette Davis Agnes Hurley Ernest Borgnine Tom Hurley Debbie Reynolds Jane Hurley Barry Fitzgerald Jack Conlon Rod Taylor Ralph Halloran Robert F. Simon Mr. Halloran Madge Kennedy Mrs. Halloran Dorothy Stickney Mrs. Rafferty Carol Veazie Mrs. Casey Joan Camden Alice Ray Stricklyn Eddie Hurley Jay Adler Sam Leiter Dan Tobin Hotel Caterer
Paul Denton Bill
Augusta Merighi Mrs. Musso
Mae Clarke Saleswoman (uncredited)
Don Devlin Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Joan Bradshaw Girl on Phone (uncredited)
Janice Carroll Mrs. Casey's Daughter-in-law (uncredited)
John Costello Bartender (uncredited)
Tom Dillon Father Murphy (uncredited)
Marie Dixon (uncredited)
Jimmie Fox Tailor (uncredited)
Harry Hines Fishmonger (uncredited)
Jack Kenney Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Sammy Shack Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,705
Dialogue density18.1 lines / min
First line00:01:35
Final line01:32:20

Production Record

DirectorRichard Brooks
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,381

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