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About the Film

Year

1958

Rating

NR

Genre

Comedy / Drama

Running Time

101 MIN

Synopsis

Dolli Levi is a crafty turn-of-the-century marriage broker who's determined to land a wealthy client... for herself! Sound familiar? It should, because the laugh-packed story of The Matchmaker later became the renowned musical comedy Hello Dolly! Shirley Booth, Shirley MacLaine, Paul Ford, Anthony Perkins and Robert Morse star in this delightful romp. They play lovers young and old, dreamy and practical, marriage and money-minded, who leap in and out of Cupid's range. Based on Thornton Wilder's successful Broadway play, The Matchmaker "welds authentic charm and nostalgia into a winning frolic"(The New York Times).

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Shirley MacLaine

Irene Molloy

Anthony Perkins

Cornelius Hackl

Shirley Booth

Dolly "Gallagher" Levi

Paul Ford

Horace Vandergelder

Robert Morse

Barnaby Tucker

Perry Wilson

Minnie Fay

Wallace Ford

Malachi Stack

Russell Collins

Joe Scanlon

About the Crew

Director

Joseph Anthony

Producer

Don Hartman

Writer

John Michael Hayes

Based on Novel By

Thornton Wilder

Music Scoring

Adolph Deutsch