The Catered Affair - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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[jamie]

In the opening sequence Tom Hurley drives a cab into the garage and passes a construction site with a shower of iron cutting torch sparks. That was the former Third Ave Elevated train structure being dismantled.

[riley]

Craggy-faced Ernest Borgnine was 39 when this film came out, only 15 years older than his film daughter Debbie Reynolds, who was 24. His wife in the film, Bette Davis, was 48.

[stephanie]

Rod Taylor's first film after signing a long-term contract with MGM.

[chad]

Rod Taylor was cast after giving an impressive screen test for the lead role in Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956).

[jesus]

In a 1964 New York Times article, Debbie Reynolds recalled the terrible relationship she had with director Richard Brooks, saying he was rude to her every day on the set and at one point slapping her in front of the cast and crew.

[violet]

This film did not do well at the box office for MGM, losing $106,000 ($935,000 in 2017) at the box office according to studio records.

[janice]

Originally a TV play starring Thelma Ritter as the mother.

[camila]

The church where the wedding is held is the Church of St. Augustine, which was located in the Bronx on Franklin Ave. between East 167th and 168th St. The church was built in 1894. By 2009, St. Augustine's had fallen into such a state of disrepair that the building could no longer be used. With membership in the parish having dwindled to around 300, St. Augustine's was closed in 2011. The parish church, rectory and convent were demolished in 2013 to make way for subsidized housing.

[leo]

The $8,000 for the New York City taxi medallion would equate to $70,600 in 2017. In 2017 the cost of a medallion is at around $500,000. In 2013 it had reached $1M. The cost is falling due to the rise of services such as Uber and Lyft.

[melinda]

One of Bette Davis' all-time favorite parts.

[janice]

Adapted into a stage musical by Harvey Fierstein.