Marty
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.
- genus: Drama, Romance
- Studio: United Artists, Hecht-Lancaster Productions
- keyword: italian american, marriage, butcher, teacher, love, crying, overbearing mother, dance hall, old maid
- cast: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli, Joe Mantell, Karen Steele
