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Thursday, April 26, 2018











     The Catered Affair
1956  NR  COMEDY-DRAMA  1h 32min
CAST— Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds, Barry Fitzgerald, Rod Taylor
MUSIC— Andre Previn  DIRECTOR— Richard Brooks

     Bette Davis plays the assertive wife of a New York cabbie whose only daughter is about to marry. Instead of a plain and inexpensive wedding like her daughter wants, Davis starts to plan an elaborate catered affair (hence the name), driving her husband crazy with grief. This poor man’s Father of the Bride (1950) feels like a comedy but acts out like a dramatic play. The viewer seems to constantly anticipate a laugh or two but ends up with nothing to show for it. Still, it’s another good film for Bette Davis freaks. Barry Fitzgerald, as the wee Oirish uncle, steals the show. Later adapted for the stage. AKA: Wedding Party.
OUR RATING— **
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