Marty (The Philco Television Playhouse)

"**Marty**"
"Marty"
The Philco Television Playhouse episode
	Nancy Marchand and Rod Steiger
Episode no.	Season 5; Episode 23
Directed by	Delbert Mann
Teleplay by	Paddy Chayefsky
Cinematography by	Al McClellan
Original air date	May 24, 1953
Running time	51 minutes
Guest appearances
	Rod Steiger as Marty Pilletti; Nancy Marchand as Clara; Esther Minciotti as Mrs. Pilletti, Marty's Mother; Joe Mantell as Angie; Augusta Ciolli as Aunt Catherine; Betsy Palmer as Virginia; Lee Philips as Tommy; Rosanna San Marco as Woman; Howard Caine as Bartender; Nehemiah Persoff as Critic; Don Gordon as Young Man; Andrew Gerardo as Patsy; George Maharis as Dancer at the Dance Club;
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"Marty" is a 1953 television play by Paddy Chayefsky. It was telecast live May 24, 1953, on The Philco Television Playhouse with Rod Steiger in the title role and Nancy Marchand, in her television debut, playing opposite him as Clara. Chayefsky's story of a decent, hard-working Bronx butcher, pining for the company of a woman in his life but despairing of ever finding true love in a relationship, was produced by Fred Coe with associate producer Gordon Duff.^[1]

The teleplay was adapted into the feature film Marty starring Ernest Borgnine in 1955. It was directed by Delbert Mann and written by Chayefsky.

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