The Model and the Marriage Broker
Film historian Christina Putnam introduces the screening.
For this comedy, director George Cukor cast Thelma Ritter in a rare leading role. She shines as busy matchmaker Mae Swasey, who helps her clients find romance even though her own personal life is in disarray. When she meets Kitty Bennett (Jeanne Craine), a beautiful model, Mae can’t resist disentangling Kitty from a married man to fix her up with someone deemed more suitable (Scott Brady).
This film series has received generous support from the Vaughn Foundation.
Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris, The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation.
Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; L'Alliance Française de Houston; and ILEX Foundation.
The Model and the Marriage Broker
Directed by George Cukor
(USA, 1951, 103 minutes, in English)
Lynn Wyatt Theater, Digital