Mae Swasey is a marriage broker and her company is called Contact and Contracts. She somewhat cynically arranges her loser clients’ affairs, meets movie star Kitty Bennett and can’t resist meddling in her life!! She begins by disentangling Kitty from a married man and fixing her up with a nice radiologist.
The city of New York is also a character in this film with it's gritty hustle and bustle. Thelma Ritter's performance is very good and there is a battle between her and Kitty Bennett. It is really an earnest attempt for two hardheaded women to bond and from a kind of mother-daughter relationship. Actually, Mae Swasey has a sad past and she wants to make the future of others happier. Some of the characters are straight out of the 50's style!! 3 1/2* (I liked this movie)
103 min, Comedy directed by George Cukor and written by Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch and Richard L. Breen with Jeanne Crain, Scott Brady, Themla Ritter, Zero Mostel, Michael O’Shea, Helen Ford, Frank Fontaine, Dennie Moore, John Alexander, Jay C. Flippen.
Note: Imdb 7 out of 10 with 495 views, Rotten Tomatoes 100% audience with 32 ratings, Letterboxd 3.4* out of 5*, Amazon 4.1* out of 5* with 55 ratings, allmovie.com 4* out of 5 user rating 3 1/2* out of 5* with 10 ratings.
Special Note: Filmed at 20th Century Fox Studios, Century City, Los Angeles, California and on location in New York City. Thelma Ritter as Mae Swasey gets third billing but she has more screen time than stars Jeanne Crain or Scott Brady? Mae goes to a health resort in Sharon Spring, NY. It is located about 50 miles west of Schenectady NY. Mae has her office in the famous Flatiron Building. It is located at 175 Fifth Avenue, it is 22 stories and this landmark was completed in 1902.
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