The Bachelor Party (1957)
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45% of users liked it
(118 ratings)
Like his earlier Marty, Paddy Chayefsky's The Bachelor Party began life as a TV play. The film version centers around the impending wedding of thirtyish Arnold (Philip Abbott). As they gather for the traditional "wild" bachelor party, Arnold's married pals begin reflecting on their… More Like his earlier Marty, Paddy Chayefsky's The Bachelor Party began life as a TV play. The film version centers around the impending wedding of thirtyish Arnold (Philip Abbott). As they gather for the traditional "wild" bachelor party, Arnold's married pals begin reflecting on their own lives. Most of what develops is seen through the eyes of Charlie Samson (Don Murray), a staid bookkeeper who intends to cut loose at Arnold's premarital bacchanale. The unexpected pathetic figure in the proceedings is Walter (E. G. Marshall), a self-described "swinger" who after a few drinks bursts out in a uncontrolled fit of self-loathing. Though by necessity their characters are secondary, the women in The Bachelor Party--including Nancy Marchand, Patricia Smith, and Karen Norris - also reveal their true natures in ways both mundane and profound. Particularly memorable is Carolyn Jones in a brilliant, Oscar-nominated turn as a "good time girl" with whom Charlie Samson briefly dallies. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Delbert Mann
- Written By
- Paddy Chayevsky
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 10, 1957 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Semi-effective effort of writer Chayefsky and director Delbert Mann to repeat the success of their Oscar winning Marty, this melodrama is verbose and pretentious, though acting by Don Murray and Carolyn Jones is good.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
This bachelor party is as much fun as riding the NYC subway late at night without a cop in sight.
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Cast
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Don Murray
as Charlie Samson
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E.G. Marshall
as Walter
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Jack Warden
as Eddie
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Philip Abbott
as Arnold
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Carolyn Jones
as Existentialist
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Larry Blyden
as Kenneth
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Patricia Smith
as Helen Samson
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Nancy Marchand
as Julie
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Karen Norris
as Hostess
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Barbara Ames
as Girl on Stoop
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Norma Arden Campbell
as Stripteaser
