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6.8/10
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Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Paul Bradley
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
- Patron at Harmonica Club
- (uncredited)
Peggy Connelly
- Ernestina Simple
- (uncredited)
Lorinne Crawford
- Younger Beauty
- (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
- Patron at Harmonica Club
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Thornton Wilder(play)
- John Michael Hayes(screenplay)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe stage version of "The Matchmaker" opened in New York on December 5, 1955 at the Royale Theatre and closed on February 2, 1957 at the Booth Theatre. Ruth Gordon starred as Dolly Levi and Loring Smith as Horace Vandergelder. Robert Morse as Barnaby Tucker was the only actor to reprise his role in the movie version.
- GoofsAs he's preparing to leave Vandergelder's store, Joe Scanlon refers to Mr. Vandergelder as Mr. Handergelder.
- Quotes
Dolly "Gallagher" Levi: Money, pardon the expression, is like manure. It's not worth a thing unless it's spread around, encouraging young things to grow.
- ConnectionsReferenced in You Bet Your Life: Episode #9.33 (1959)
Featured review
Superb package
Do you like situation comedy? How about clever dialogue? Do the elements of classic farce make you laugh? Many a film has sustained itself on one of the foregoing. In "The Matchmaker," you get all three. The picture is perfectly cast, with the peerless (though by now, nearly forgotten) Shirley Booth as a sly but gentle, voracious but sweet, determined yet vulnerable Dolly. Paul Ford huffs and puffs in his characteristic manner, without overplaying. Anthony Perkins reminds us of his versatility with this twinkle-in-the-eye triumph in romantic comedy. A young Shirley MacLaine is simply adorable. Too bad the talented Robert Morse has so little to do, but with such a strong cast in more prominent roles, he had to save his elfin hijinks for another day.
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- jaykay-10
- Dec 28, 2000
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- Die Heiratsvermittlerin
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- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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