Marty (1955) is a romance film directed by Delbert Mann, based on a teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky. It stars Ernest Borgnine as Marty, an Italian-American butcher who lives in the Bronx with his possessive mother. Unmarried in his thirties, the sweet but awkward man faces a turning point when he meets a plain, spinster schoolteacher at a neighborhood dance and they enjoy each other's company.