Marty eagerly spills out his life story and ambitions, and they encourage each other. He takes Clara to his house, where he awkwardly tries to kiss her and is rebuffed.

Marty: Directed by Delbert Mann. With Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli. A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance …

Marty (1955) is the poignant, simple character study of a lonely, unmarried, lovelorn middle-aged, 34 year old son who works as a Bronx butcher and still lives with his love-smothering mother.

Ernest Borgnine stars as Marty, a lonely Bronx butcher who gives up on love -- until he meets an equally lonely school teacher in this charming story.

Marty Ernest Borgnine won a Best Actor Oscar for his role as a Bronx butcher who gives up on love -- until he meets an equally lonely school teacher in this charming story that garnered a total of four …

It's the love story of an unsung hero! Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward he faces constant badgering from family and …

Marty tells the story of Marty Pilletti, a mild-mannered, middle-aged butcher who lives with his mother. All around him, people tell him that he should find a girl, marry, and settle down, but every girl whom …

Ernest Borgnine won a Best Actor Oscar for his role as a Bronx butcher who gives up on love, until he meets an equally lonely school teacher in this charming story that garnered a total of four Oscars …

Trapped by a smothering mother, middle-aged Marty's future looks bleak. But when this butcher meets a lonely teacher, suddenly everything is possible. Watch trailers & learn more.

Marty meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher, realising their emotional connection, he promises to call but family and friends try to convince him not to. Find out how and where to watch "Marty" online …