Craggy-faced Ernest Borgnine was 39 when this film came out, only 15 years older than his film daughter Debbie Reynolds, who was 24. His wife in the film, Bette Davis, was 48.
The $8,000 for the New York City taxi medallion would equate to $89,000 in 2023. In 2017 the cost of a medallion is at around $500,000. In 2014 it had peaked at $1M. In late 2021, the cost of some medallions was as low as $25,000. The cost is falling due to the rise of services such as Uber and Lyft.
This film did not do well at the box office for MGM, losing $106,000 ($1,200,000 in 2023) at the box office according to studio records.
The church where the wedding is held is the Church of St. Augustine, which was located in the Bronx on Franklin Ave. between East 167th and 168th St. The church was built in 1894. By 2009, St. Augustine's had fallen into such a state of disrepair that the building could no longer be used. With membership in the parish having dwindled to around 300, St. Augustine's was closed in 2011. The parish church, rectory and convent were demolished in 2013 to make way for subsidized housing.
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