The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951): Cast & Plot
The Model and the Marriage Broker is a 1951 romantic comedy directed by George Cukor, starring Thelma Ritter as Mae Swasey, Michael O'Shea and Kathryn Card. It runs 1 hour 43 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 43m (103 min)
- Director
- George Cukor
- Original language
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English - Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Model and the Marriage Broker About?
The premise of The Model and the Marriage Broker without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Sometimes even Cupid needs a little help! A marriage broker can’t resist meddling in the life of a model, with disastrous results.
The Model and the Marriage Broker Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- woman wears eyeglasses
- lovelorn
- anti marriage
- courtship
- lonely hearts club
- committed bachelor
- optician
- generational divide
- bride left at the altar
- cult director
- writer director
- in store fashion show
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- romantic comedy
- technologist
- social drama
- love in the workplace
- mature romance
- budding romance
- female protagonist
- aging
- flower delivery
- romantic advice
- playing the field
- widowed woman
- greeting card
- newspaper advertising
- beauty character
- disillusionment
- good samaritan
- bumbler
- divorced woman
- atonement
- widowed father
- loneliness
- bachelor
- screwball comedy
- bowling alley
- plain jane
- socially inept woman
- women in business
- wedding invitation
- spa resort
- clumsy man
- children acting as matchmakers
- inciting jealousy
- marriage as a business
- new brunswick
- fishing boat owner
- dating a married man
- business finances
The Model and the Marriage Broker Cast & Characters
Thelma Ritter leads the cast as Mae Swasey, with Michael O'Shea as Doberman and Kathryn Card as Mrs. Kuschner. Directed by George Cukor; 12 actors are credited in all.
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Director George Cukor
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Thelma Ritter as Mae Swasey - Michael O'Shea as Doberman
- Kathryn Card as Mrs. Kuschner
- Dennie Moore as Mrs. Bea Gingras
Also Starring in The Model and the Marriage Broker
· 8 more- Jeanne Crain Kitty Bennett
- Scott Brady Matt Hornbeck
- Helen Ford Emmy Swasey
- Frank Fontaine Mr. Hjalmer Johannson
- Jay C. Flippen Dan Chancellor
- Zero Mostel George Wixted
- John Alexander Mr. Perry
- Nancy Kulp Hazel Gingras
More from George Cukor
More films directed by George Cukor, best-rated first: Gone with the Wind, The Philadelphia Story, The Wizard of Oz and A Star Is Born.
The Model and the Marriage Broker Plot Summary
What happens in The Model and the Marriage Broker from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Mae Swasey runs a lively little operation called Contacts and Contracts, a doorstep-sized agency that thrives on matching people up more than on running a real business. Mae Swasey is clever, tenacious, and endlessly optimistic about true love, even when her schemes collide with the realities of debt, indifference, and the occasional heartache. Her office is a shared, cluttered nest of flurries and snapshots, where she negotiates flirtations, heartbreaks, and the fragile economics of romance with a quick wit and a soldier’s stubborn persistence.
Full summary
The whole story of The Model and the Marriage Broker, scene by scene
The Model and the Marriage Broker Trailers & Videos
The trailer of The Model and the Marriage Broker.
How Well Do You Know The Model and the Marriage Broker?
9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the name of Mae Swasey's matchmaking agency?
Cars in The Model and the Marriage Broker
11 cars on screen, including the 1936 Chrysler Airstream and the 1946 De Soto De Luxe.
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1936 Chrysler Airstream Minor role -
1946 De Soto De Luxe Minor role -
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1945 Yellow Coach TD 4506 Minor role
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The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker 1971 -
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Every Girl Should Be Married 1948 -
The Bride Comes Home 1935 -
How to Marry a Millionaire 1953 -
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The Marriage Circle 1924 -
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The Model and the Marriage Broker FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Model and the Marriage Broker, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Model and the Marriage Broker?
The Model and the Marriage Broker runs 1 hour 43 minutes (103 minutes).
When was The Model and the Marriage Broker released?
The Model and the Marriage Broker was released on November 1, 1951.
Who directed The Model and the Marriage Broker?
The Model and the Marriage Broker was directed by George Cukor.
More films by George Cukor Who is in the cast of The Model and the Marriage Broker?
The Model and the Marriage Broker stars Thelma Ritter as Mae Swasey, Michael O'Shea as Doberman and Kathryn Card as Mrs. Kuschner, among 12 credited actors.
Does The Model and the Marriage Broker have a post-credit scene?
No. The Model and the Marriage Broker has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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