Marty Resources

Websites

From His Pages to Their Mouths

The film's shooting script is impressively similar to what ended up being performed.

From Film to Fan Mail

Here are the Paddy Chayefsky Papers.

Where Marty Is History

Learn more about Marty's 'hood.

Articles and Interviews

"It's All Show Business, Isn't It?"

Ernest Borgnine, an Emmy Legacy, talks turkey.

The 1955 New York Times Review Gives Marty a Seal of Approval

The awesomely-named Bosley Crowther calls the flick a "playlet," and he's not wrong.

"Word-of-Mouth Will Bring 'Em"

Or so says this 1955 Variety review.

The First Golden Age of Television

What came before The Sopranos and Mad Men.

The Blacklist

Betsy Blair talks about being blacklisted and how Marty changed things.

Marty Matters

Considering Marty in the contemporary age.

From the Mouth of Paddy

A collection of quotes on the writing process.

Modest Marty

The AV Club unpacks how this little film packed such a big punch.

Book or TV Adaptations

Marty the First

Before the feature film came the 1953 teleplay.

Marty Hits Broadway

John C. Reilly stars in the stage adaptation.

Video

"No I'm Not In It, It's All His"

Ultra-modest producer/actor Burt Lancaster introduces the trailer for Marty.

And the Emmy Goes to...

Director Delbert Mann accepts his first big award in less than five seconds.

Fault-Finding Mission

A fan finds the flaws in the film's production.

Audio

"Words That Just Fell Off Your Tongue"

The NYC NPR-affiliate charts Paddy Chayefsky's rise from Marty on up to his novel Altered States.

The Enchanted Cottage

Roy Webb might not have won an Oscar for Marty, but he did for this score.

Images

"I Was the Heavy One"

Ernest Borgnine on the set.

Movie Stars Love This Totally Fictional Character

Warning: This movie poster contains a spoiler.

Smiles All Around!

How is it that the crew looks like they could be part of the cast?

No Dogs Here

Gif offers the moral of the story.

The Stardust Ballroom, IRL

Let's dance.