Oh, it’s a very sweet movie. Ernie is terrific.
Surprised the first time I saw the film version of “Marty” by the actor playing Ralph, the title character’s best friend. It was Frank Sutton, best known as Sergeant Carter on “Gomer Pyle, USMC.” Sutton was born and raised in Tennessee, but fit in very well as a New Yorker. The film was Sutton’s big break, but he isn’t listed in the credits.
Another familiar TV face in the cast is Jerry Paris, the neighbor on the Dick Van Dyke Show, who became a prolific TV director.