The Marrying Kind

The Marrying Kind (1952)

"Shaddup!"

Florence and Chet Keefer have had a troublesome marriage. Whilst in the middle of a divorce hearing the judge encourages them to remember the good times they have had hoping that the marriage can be saved.

Date of release
1952-02-01
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (28)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director
George Cukor

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New York City

The Marrying Kind is a 1952 American comedy drama film directed by George Cukor and starring Judy Holliday, Aldo Ray and Madge Kennedy.

Production

Director George Cukor, who had directed Judy Holliday in Winged Victory (1944), Adam's Rib (1949) and her Academy Award-winning performance in Born Yesterday (1950), saw her role in The Marrying Kind as a critical juncture in her career, saying: "She must be the girl the audience prepares to see—and to laugh at, and still vary her characterization for sympathy. ... But I'm not worrying. Judy can make herself into anything."

Cukor contacted Ina Claire, who had not appeared in a film since 1943, about the role of the judge. Claire told Cukor that she was not interested in money but would take the role in exchange for a Picasso painting hanging in his office. Cukor then suggested former silent-film star Madge Kennedy for the role. It was Kennedy's first feature-film appearance since 1926 and her first in a sound film.

Filming began in New York on September 17, 1951 and was completed on November 17.

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