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7.0Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.
Released: 1958-07-23101 minDir: Joseph AnthonyComedy, Romance
Cast
- Shirley Booth as Dolly 'Gallagher' Levi
- Anthony Perkins as Cornelius Hackl
- Shirley MacLaine as Irene Molloy
- Paul Ford as Horace Vandergelder
- Robert Morse as Barnaby Tucker
- Perry Wilson as Minnie Fay
Themes
- new york city
- irish-american
- fake identity
- based on play or musical
- wealthy widow
- yonkers, new york
- employer employee relationship
- extravagance
- matchmaker
- playful
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- Duration
- 103
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- publication date
- 1958-01-01
- title
- The Matchmaker
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Hello, Dolly!
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Categories
1950s historical comedy films1950s historical romance films1958 American films1958 English-language films1958 films1958 romantic comedy filmsAccuracy disputes from July 2025A Day Well SpentAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican films based on playsAmerican historical comedy filmsAmerican historical romance filmsAmerican romantic comedy filmsCross-dressing in American filmsEnglish-language historical comedy filmsEnglish-language historical romance filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy filmsFilms based on adaptationsFilms based on works by Thornton WilderFilms directed by Joseph AnthonyFilms scored by Adolph DeutschFilms set in 1884Films set in New York CityFilms with screenplays by John Michael Hayes