Marty (1953) starring Rod Steiger (debuted 62 years tonight)

youtube ^ | may 24, 1953

[traderrob6]

Borgnine was excellent in the movie and it made him a star.

[jmacusa]

Ernest Borgnine played “Marty’’, not Rod Steiger.

[CaptainK]

Steiger played the part first on TV.
Borgnine did the movie the following year.

[DemforBush]

Didn’t know Marty was originally a tv production. I can definitely see Steiger in the role, though. Steiger was a phenomenal actor.

Loved the Borgnine movie, too. Frank Sutton (Sgt. Carter from Gomer Pyle) has a decent-sized part as one of Marty’s friends.

[DemforBush]

As far as Paddy Chayefsky goes, I think he must be looking down from Heaven, laughing and saying “I told you so!” Everything he predicted in Network has come to pass in media circles, and then some.

[dp0622]

I liked it but didn’t think It was an Oscar winner. But that’s just me. but I remember those nights at the club as I got older thinking what am I doing here.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Yeah that was a fantastic movie, saw it a long long long long long time ago.

[lowbridge]

Click on the link to watch the video

[RobbyS]

The play wears better than the movie because elf all the necessary close ups.

[9thLife]

Network is as current as ever.

Did Borgy get the girl?

[Ken H]

Borgnine made it past 95, and was apparently in good health until the end. Good run.

[mass55th]

"Did Borgy get the girl? "

Yeah, Ethel Merman...but thankfully, not for long ;-)

[Mears]

I remember watching the TV original on the pathetic little old black and white TV we had.

We thought it was quite miraculous.

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[9thLife]

Of “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” fame?

[mass55th]

I had to look to see if she was in it. She was. I remember when Borgnine married her, and wondered if he needed his head examined. It only lasted about a month.

[PghBaldy]

That is true. It is a wonderful film.

[VerySadAmerican]

Worked in a movie with Rod. He was a nice guy and we talked for hours about alcoholism. He told me his life story.

[clive bitterman]

I dunno Marty - whadda you wanna do tonight?

[alexander_busek]

Of “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” fame?

No, the other Ethel Merman. /s

Regards,