Top Billed Cast

Bette Davis
Mrs. Agnes Hurley
Ernest Borgnine
Tom Hurley
Debbie Reynolds
Jane Hurley
Barry Fitzgerald
Uncle Jack Conlon
Rod Taylor
Ralph Halloran
Robert F. Simon
Mr. Joe Halloran
Madge Kennedy
Mrs. Joe Halloran
Dorothy Stickney
Mrs. Rafferty
Carol Veazie
Mrs. Casey
Joan Camden
Alice Scanlon
Ray Stricklyn
Eddie Hurley
Jay Adler
Sam Leiter
Dan Tobin
Hotel Caterer
Paul Denton
Bill Scanlon
Augusta Merighi
Mrs. Musso
Mae Clarke
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Don Devlin
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Joan Bradshaw
Girl on Phone (uncredited)
Janice Carroll
Mrs. Casey's Daughter-in-law (uncredited)
John Costello
Bartender (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
Father Murphy (uncredited)
Marie Dixon
(uncredited)
Jimmie Fox
Tailor (uncredited)
Harry Hines
Fishmonger (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Sammy Shack
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson
Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jan 08 2023

Bette Davis and Ernest Borgnine are cracking in this really rather agonising drama of a couple who must reconcile their own (differing) aspirations for their daughter's forthcoming wedding with their reputations and their pocket books - and the peer pressures of neighbours and their soon-to-be in-laws alike. Initially, the young couple "Jane" (Debbie Reynolds) and "Ralph" (Rod Taylor) just want a simple ceremony to save everyone fuss, hassle and money. When his father offers them an apartment, and her neighbours start to wonder about the "haste" of it all, Davis ("Aggie") convinces thrifty husb...