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19581h 41mEnglish

The Matchmaker

You'll Laugh...You'll Love...

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Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.

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DirectorJoseph Anthony

Keywords

new york cityirish-americanfake identitybased on play or musicalwealthy widowyonkers, new yorkemployer employee relationshipextravagancematchmakerplayfulpoor pretending to be richperiod piececomforting

Cast

Shirley Booth as Dolly 'Gallagher' Levi

Shirley Booth

Dolly 'Gallagher' Levi

Anthony Perkins as Cornelius Hackl

Anthony Perkins

Cornelius Hackl

Shirley MacLaine as Irene Molloy

Shirley MacLaine

Irene Molloy

Paul Ford as Horace Vandergelder

Paul Ford

Horace Vandergelder

Robert Morse as Barnaby Tucker

Robert Morse

Barnaby Tucker

Perry Wilson as Minnie Fay

Perry Wilson

Minnie Fay

Wallace Ford as Malachi Stack

Wallace Ford

Malachi Stack

Russell Collins as Joe Scanlon

Russell Collins

Joe Scanlon

Rex Evans as August

Rex Evans

August

Gavin Gordon as Rudolph

Gavin Gordon

Rudolph