The Matchmaker (1958)
You'll Laugh...You'll Love...
Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.
- Date of release
- 1958-07-23
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (17)
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Joseph Anthony
Casting
- Shirley Booth — Dolly 'Gallagher' Levi
- Anthony Perkins — Cornelius Hackl
- Shirley MacLaine — Irene Molloy
- Paul Ford — Horace Vandergelder
- Robert Morse — Barnaby Tucker
- Perry Wilson — Minnie Fay
- Wallace Ford — Malachi Stack
- Russell Collins — Joe Scanlon
- Rex Evans — August
- Gavin Gordon — Rudolph
- Torben Meyer — Alex
Interesting facts
The Matchmaker is a 1958 American romantic comedy film directed by Joseph Anthony from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes, based on the 1954 play by Thornton Wilder. The film stars Shirley Booth in her final film, Anthony Perkins, Shirley MacLaine, and Paul Ford. The costumes were by Edith Head.
Production
Don Hartman acquired the story for Paramount Pictures and took it over when he left Paramount to become an independent producer. He died shortly before its release.
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