Hello, Dolly! (1969)

Director:

Gene Kelly

Writers:

Michael Stewart (book)
Thornton Wilder (based on "The Matchmaker" by)
(more)

Release Date:

16 December 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Plot:

A matchmaker named Dolly Levi takes a trip to Yonkers, New York to see the "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire," Horace Vandergelder...

Plot Keywords:

Matchmaker | Niece | Yonkers New York | Merchant | New York City

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 13 nominations

Cast

Barbra Streisand	...	Dolly Levi
Walter Matthau	...	Horace Vandergelder
Michael Crawford	...	Cornelius Hackl
Marianne McAndrew	...	Irene Molloy
Danny Lockin	...	Barnaby Tucker
E.J. Peaker	...	Minnie Fay
Joyce Ames	...	Ermengarde
Tommy Tune	...	Ambrose Kemper
Judy Knaiz	...	Gussie Granger
David Hurst	...	Rudolph Reisenweber
Fritz Feld	...	Rudolph's Assistant
Richard Collier	...	Vandergelder's Barber
J. Pat O'Malley	...	Policeman in Park
Louis Armstrong	...	Orchestra Leader
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Ahdar	...	Laborer (uncredited)
Will Ahern	...	Paper Ricker / Dancer (uncredited)
Melanie Alexander	...	Dancer / skeleton crew (uncredited)
Ben Archibek	...	Young Lover (uncredited)
John Arnold	...	Young Man (uncredited)
Roger Arroyo	...	Midget (uncredited)
Robert Bakanic	...	Dancer (uncredited)
George Barrows	...	Policeman (uncredited)
William 'Billy' Benedict	...	News Vendor (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
George Boyce	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Bettina Brenna	...	Rhine Maiden (uncredited)
Budd Bryan	...	Dancer (uncredited)
James Chandler	...	Sullivan - Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Irwin Charone	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Ron Cisneros	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Allegra Clegg	...	Blonde Daughter (uncredited)
Robert Cole	...	Dancer (uncredited)
John Command	...	Dancing Waiter (uncredited)
Jimmy Cross	...	Drunk (uncredited)
Scatman Crothers	...	Mr. Jones - Porter (uncredited)
Fred Curt	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Billy Curtis	...	Midget (uncredited)
Linda Dano	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Sheila Dehner	...	Float Girl (uncredited)
Frank Delfino	...	Midget (uncredited)
Lester Dorr	...	Workman (uncredited)
Sam Edwards	...	Laborer (uncredited)
James Elsegood	...	Page Baker (uncredited)
Jeannie Epper	...	Float Girl (uncredited)
Margo Epper	...	Float Girl (uncredited)
Stephanie Epper	...	Float Girl (uncredited)
Bonnie Evans	...	Page in Waiter's Gallop (uncredited)
Morgan Farley	...	Workman / Onlooker (uncredited)
William Fawcett	...	Customer (uncredited)
Jennifer Gan	...	Miss Bolivia (uncredited)
Jessie Garnier	...	Woman with Groceries (uncredited)
Rozsika Halmos	...	Pretzel Woman (uncredited)
Sonja Haney	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Chester Hayes	...	Stiltwalker (uncredited)
Ines Hellendall	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Jimmy Hibbard	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Gloria Hill	...	Rhine Maiden (uncredited)
Bern Hoffman	...	Harmonia Gardens Patron (uncredited)
Ken Hooker	...	Laborer (uncredited)
Shep Houghton	...	Dancer / Singer (uncredited)
Jim Hutchison	...	Stanley (uncredited)
Jenie Jackson	...	Brunhilda (uncredited)
Cass Jaeger	...	Elegant Gentleman (uncredited)
Jerry James	...	Father / Laborer (uncredited)
Kathryn Janssen	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Howard Jeffrey	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Harvey Karels	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns	...	Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Ed Kerrigan	...	Busboy / Dancer (uncredited)
Ross Kimbrough	...	Onlooker (uncredited)
Charles Lampkin	...	Laborer (uncredited)
Randy Lane	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Nolan Leary	...	Workman (uncredited)
Edith Leslie	...	Woman in Railroad Station (uncredited)
Ted Mapes	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Jerry Maren	...	Midget (uncredited)
Michael Mark	...	Pushcart Man (uncredited)
Robert Neal Marshall	...	Boy with Hoop (uncredited)
Bert May	...	Dancing Waiter (uncredited)
James McEachin	...	Laborer (uncredited)
Al McGranary	...	Lleweyn Codd (uncredited)
Tyler McVey	...	Laborer (uncredited)
Gary Menteer	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Marsha Metrinko	...	Rhine Maiden (uncredited)
Richard Monahan	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery	...	Laborer (uncredited)
Harry Monty	...	Midget (uncredited)
Inga Neilsen	...	Spirit of Columbia (uncredited)
Patrick O'Moore	...	Officer Gogarty (uncredited)
Linda Peck	...	Young Woman (uncredited)
Sanita Pelkey	...	Girl on Float (uncredited)
Alex Plasschaert	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Joe Ploski	...	Laborer (uncredited)
Eddie Quillan	...	Mr. Cassidy (uncredited)
Frank Radcliffe	...	Baker (uncredited)
Jack Raine	...	Elderly Man (uncredited)
Ralph Roberts	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Dan Siretta	...	Dancer (uncredited)
June Smaney	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Tucker Smith	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Maria Sokolov	...	Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Harry Stanton	...	Herman Fleischshacker (uncredited)
Cecil Lester Stout III	...	Drummer Boy (uncredited)
Harry Swoger	...	Trunk Mover (uncredited)
Elisabeth Talbot-Martin	...	Homely Woman (uncredited)
Clay Tanner	...	Laborer (uncredited)
George Tatar	...	Dog Walker (uncredited)
Bob Thompson Jr.	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Marilyn Tindall	...	Girl on Meat Packer's Float (uncredited)
Lisa Todd	...	Rhine Maiden (uncredited)
Jerry Trent	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Madelon Tupper	...	Child in Front of Shop (uncredited)
USC Trojan Marching Band	...	Band (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim	...	Pushcart Man (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson	...	Laborer (uncredited)
Bart Williams	...	News Vendor (uncredited)
Judith Woodbury	...	Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Gene Kelly

Writing credits
Michael Stewart		(book of stage play by)
Thornton Wilder		(based on "The Matchmaker" by)
Ernest Lehman		(written for the screen by)
Johann Nestroy		(play "Einen Jux will er sich machen") uncredited

Produced by
Roger Edens	....	associate producer
Ernest Lehman	....	producer

Cinematography by
Harry Stradling Sr.		(director of photography) (as Harry Stradling)

Film Editing by
William Reynolds		(film editor)

Casting by
Alixe Gordin		(uncredited)
Joe Scully		(uncredited)

Production Design by
John DeCuir		(as John De Cuir)

Art Direction by
Herman A. Blumenthal		(as Herman Blumenthal)
Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by
Raphael Bretton		(set decorations)
George James Hopkins		(as George Hopkins)
Walter M. Scott

Costume Design by
Irene Sharaff		(costumes designed by)

Makeup Department
Edwin Butterworth	....	makeup artist (as Ed Butterworth)
Dick Hamilton	....	makeup artist (as Richard Hamilton)
Edith Lindon	....	hairstylist
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup supervisor (as Dan Striepeke)
Verne Langdon	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Sharleen Rassi	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Francisco Day	....	unit production manager
Richard Kobritz	....	assistant production manager (uncredited)
George E. Swink	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Helmick	....	assistant director
Robert J. Koster	....	first assistant director (uncredited)
Richard Lang	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Lloyd R. Apperson	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Craig Binkley	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Greg C. Jensen	....	set construction (uncredited)
Dennis J. Parrish	....	property master (uncredited)
Ward Preston	....	assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Corcoran	....	sound supervisor
Jack Solomon	....	sound
Murray Spivack	....	sound
Vinton Vernon	....	sound
Douglas O. Williams	....	sound (as Douglas Williams)
Terrance Emerson	....	sound cable man (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Jack Solomon	....	production sound mixer (uncredited)
Murray Spivack	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Vinton Vernon	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Johnny Borgese	....	special effects (uncredited)
Gerald Endler	....	mechanical effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
L.B. Abbott	....	special photographic effects
Art Cruickshank	....	special photographic effects
Emil Kosa Jr.	....	special photographic effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Phil Adams	....	stunts (uncredited)
Steven Burnett	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Dial	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jeannie Epper	....	stunts (uncredited)
Stephanie Epper	....	stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes	....	stunts (uncredited)
Maurice Marks	....	stunts (uncredited)
George Sawaya	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dave Friedman	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Ernst Haas	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Ronald B. MacKenzie	....	electrician (uncredited)
Roy H. Wagner	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Courtney Haslam	....	wardrobe supervisor
Barbara Westerland	....	wardrobe
Ed Wynigear	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Sati Tooray	....	colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Warren Barker	....	orchestrator
Frank Comstock	....	orchestrator
Don Costa	....	orchestrator
Alexander Courage	....	orchestrator
Lennie Hayton	....	conductor
Lennie Hayton	....	orchestrator
Jerry Herman	....	music and lyrics by
Jerry Herman	....	music and lyrics of stage play by
Philip J. Lang	....	orchestrator
Jack Latimer	....	choral arranger
Joseph Lipman	....	orchestrator
Robert Mayer	....	music editor
Lionel Newman	....	conductor
Herbert W. Spencer	....	orchestrator (as Herbert Spencer)
Kenneth Wannberg	....	music editor
Robert Bain	....	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Douglas O. Williams	....	music mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (uncredited)
James E. Haynes	....	driver (uncredited)
Frank Khoury	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Gower Champion	....	stage play directed and choreographed by
George Eckert	....	dialogue coach
Shelah Hackett	....	assistant choreographer
Mollie Kent	....	script supervisor
Michael Kidd	....	dances and musical numbers staged by
Marvin Laird	....	dance arrangements
David Merrick	....	based on the stage play "Hello, Dolly!" produced on the New York stage by
Patricia Newcomb	....	public relations
Randee Lynne Jensen	....	production assistant (uncredited)
J. David Jones	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Michael Kidd	....	choreographer (uncredited)
Patricia Newcomb	....	unit publicist (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Chenault Productions (produced by) (as Chenault Productions, Inc.) (Ernest Lehman's Production)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (uncredited)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1969) (USA) (theatrical) (released by) (as Twentieth Century - Fox Film Corporation)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1974) (USA) (TV) (original airing) (pan/scan)
• 20th Century Fox (1969) (France) (theatrical)
• Fox Films (1970) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment España S.A. (2002) (Spain) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox (198?) (Argentina) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• CBS/Fox (199?) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• Magnetic Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• American Optical Company  Todd-AO developed by (as the American Optical Company)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes (uncredited)
• Lawrence W. Ford and Company  antique jewelry from (as Lawrence W. Ford & Company)
• Magna Corporation  Todd-AO developed by (as MAGNA)
• Solters & Digney  publicity (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

146 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) | Mono (35 mm prints) | DTS 70 mm (70mm re-release)

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:S | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:G | Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Norway:7 | New Zealand:G | Peru:PT | UK:U (video rating) (1987) (1993) | UK:U (tv rating) | Netherlands:AL (orginal rating)

Filming Locations:

Metro-North Station, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

Company:

Chenault Productions

Trivia:

Pat Finley and Sandy Duncan made a screen test for the role of Minnie.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the dancing lesson that Dolly gives Barnaby, Irene and Minnie return from changing their clothes and Minnie Fay's dress alternates repeatedly from full-length to three-quarter-length until they all dance out the door.

Quotes:

Horace:I'm going to march in the 14th street parade with the only kind of people I can trust: 700 men.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: Episode #2.25" (1969)

Soundtrack:

Put On Your Sunday Clothes (Instrumental)

possibly the last great Hollywood musical

perfectly directed by the wonderful and legendary gene kelly, with a note perfect cast. i was 20 years old when i first saw this film, beforehand, i had no desire to see it as i really did not like streisand. but having seen all the new releases that week, a friend pushed and shoved my into the theatre to see this. after the film we came out floating and dancing and singing, i have since seen it countless times, many times in glorious 70mm. the songs the dances the amazing sets and productions, all have gained in stature and enjoyment. yet again the public and quite a few critics got it so wrong, the film alas sank at the box office, and killed off an uplifting genre. sad also to see junk like chicago get kudos and box office, a film that is so cynical, tuneless and full of noise and empty bombast. performed by people who cannot sing or dance.bring back the old style Hollywood musical i say