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      The Marrying Kind

      Released Mar 13, 1952 1h 33m Comedy Drama List
      63% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 56% Audience Score 100+ Ratings When on-the-rocks couple Florrie (Judy Holliday) and Chet Keefer (Aldo Ray) come before Judge Anne B. Carroll (Madge Kennedy) and request a divorce, Carroll asks the Keefers to recount for her the story of their marriage, in hopes that the troubled couple will recall what it was that brought them together in the first place. What follows is a turbulent tale filled with jealousy, pain, frustration and distrust -- in other words, the perfect recipe for love. Read More Read Less

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      Melissa Anderson 4Columns Judy Holliday's unassailable timing and instincts bring her character, Florence Keefer, a dispirited wife and mother, vividly to life. Jan 28, 2022 Full Review Richard Brody New Yorker Despite its buoyant tone and comic energy, George Cukor's drama of scenes from a marriage, as viewed in flashback by a couple in divorce court, is a scathing work of New York neorealism. Aug 1, 2016 Full Review Manny Farber The Nation The story behind a sad little divorce suit told by the cut-back method, with the director (Cukor) using a sneak camera without putting any heart or belief into it. Sep 15, 2021 Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Frighteningly grim story. Aug 8, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com The acting of Judy Holliday (for which the part was written) and Aldo Ray is good, but what starts as a comedy changes to a melodrama that uncharacteristically of Cukor's work is condescending to the little people. Rated: B- Dec 16, 2007 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It never captured my imagination. Rated: C+ Jun 21, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D Extremely slow romance with nothing for the actors to do. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Lovely comedy-drama starring Judy Holiday and Also Ray, directed by George Cukot Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/29/21 Full Review Audience Member The rating speaks for its self. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member The best thing about my recently-purchased Mill Creek 'Classic Romances' 8-pack (though I previously had two of them from a Mill Creek Rita Hayworth 5-pack--they were cheap so I didn't squawk too much, mind you) is that it offered me three more of Judy Holliday's nine films before her untimely demise at 43 from breast cancer. I previously loved her in 'Adam's Rib', 'Phffft', 'The Solid Gold Cadillac' and of course her Oscar-winning role, amidst very stiff competition, in 'Born Yesterday'), but this was a surprisingly dramatic turn for one of my favourite American actresses ever, particularly noted for her comedic touch. I won't give any spoilers, but when she breaks down after suffering a particular catastrophe, it really got me, and this is a horribly underseen and undervalued work. I realize director Cukor gets a lot of flak because he was basically considered a 'women's director', and even got released from 'Gone with the Wind' because of arguments with his producer, but he really knew how to get a great scene, particularly when given a fine script--I love films I have seen from Garson Kanin, both with and without his wife Ruth Gordon (best known as the title female in the cult classic 'Harold and Maude')--and this was definitely a fine one. The film definitely deserves a contemporary reappraisal. It's that good. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member The best thing about my recently-purchased Mill Creek 'Classic Romances' 8-pack (though I previously had two of them from a Mill Creek Rita Hayworth 5-pack--they were cheap so I didn't squawk too much, mind you) is that it offered me three more of Judy Holliday's nine films before her untimely demise at 43 from breast cancer. I previously loved her in 'Adam's Rib', 'Phffft', 'The Solid Gold Cadillac' and of course her Oscar-winning role, amidst very stiff competition, in 'Born Yesterday'), but this was a surprisingly dramatic turn for one of my favourite American actresses ever, particularly noted for her comedic touch. I won't give any spoilers, but when she breaks down after suffering a particular catastrophe, it really got me, and this is a horribly underseen and undervalued work. I realize director Cukor gets a lot of flak because he was basically considered a 'women's director', and even got released from 'Gone with the Wind' because of arguments with his producer, but he really knew how to get a great scene, particularly when given a fine script--I love films I have seen from Garson Kanin, both with and without his wife Ruth Gordon (best known as the title female in the cult classic 'Harold and Maude')--and this was definitely a fine one. The film definitely deserves a contemporary reappraisal. It's that good. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Third movie for my Marriage in Hollywood online course, and it was great! The instructor said it was one of her favorites, and it's not hard to see why. To make a story about marriage interesting and worthwhile, there has to be some difficult and challenging situations presented, and they definitely are here. What's amazing is the way the message is portrayed. The couple has it's ups and downs (neither is played more than the other), but you know they love each other. I don't know what else to say, other than this has entered my favorites list. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis When on-the-rocks couple Florrie (Judy Holliday) and Chet Keefer (Aldo Ray) come before Judge Anne B. Carroll (Madge Kennedy) and request a divorce, Carroll asks the Keefers to recount for her the story of their marriage, in hopes that the troubled couple will recall what it was that brought them together in the first place. What follows is a turbulent tale filled with jealousy, pain, frustration and distrust -- in other words, the perfect recipe for love.
      Director
      George Cukor
      Screenwriter
      Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin
      Distributor
      Columbia Pictures
      Production Co
      Columbia Pictures Corporation
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 13, 1952, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jan 28, 2014
      Runtime
      1h 33m
      Sound Mix
      Stereo