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Synopsis: This acclaimed romantic drama follows the life of Marty Piletti (Ernest Borgnine), a stout bachelor butcher who lives with his mother (Esther Minciotti) in the Bronx. Always unlucky in love, Marty reluctantly goes out to a ballroom one night and meets a nice teacher named Clara (Betsy Blair). Though Marty and Clara hit it off, his relatives discourage him from pursuing the relationship, and he must decide between his family's approval or a shot at finding romance.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  Won 4 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NOT RATED
Year:
1955
90 min
1,249 Views


The Kid indicates a booth where a small wasp of a man, mid-

thirties, is sitting, bent over the sports pages of the Daily

News.

RALPH:

So these two girls come over to the

bar...

MARTY:

Hey, Ang'...

RALPH:

...and they sit down right next to

me...

MARTY:

You want a beer, Ang'?

RALPH:

I look over at this one nexta me,

not bad, about thirty-five -- Hiya,

Marty...

MARTY:

Hiya, Ralph...

RALPH:

...I been talking about two nurses

Leo and me picked up in a bar on

Seventy-First Street.

MARTY:

(to Bartender)

Hey, Lou, gimme two bottles-a beer...

RALPH:

So, Marty, lemme tell you about these

nurses, Marty...

MARTY:

(to Joe studying his

magazine)

Waddaya read there, Joe?

AD LIB VOICE:

(off-screen)

Hey, Lou, turn the television off!

RALPH:

Turns out these two girls are nurses

in some hospital on a Hundred and

Fourth Street...

JOE:

They shouldn't sell magazines like

this on a public newsstand...

MARTY:

That's the truth.

JOE:

(turning a page)

Can you imagine the effect this has

on adolescents?

RALPH:

So, Marty, let me tell you about

these nurses...

MARTY:

(reaching for two

bottles of beer

proffered by the

Bartender)

What nurses?

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Paddy Chayefsky

Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for Best Screenplay. more…

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