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The Matchmaker

1958, Movie, NR, 101 mins

The Matchmaker: Review

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A long, long time ago, John Oxenford wrote a British farce called "A Day Well Spent." That served as the inspiration for Johann Nestroy, a Viennese playwright who penned a work using the same subject matter. While on a trip to Austria, Thornton Wilder happened to see a revival of Nestroy's play (or so the legend goes, as related by Viennese Otto Preminger, who saw that play in the 1920s) and appropriated it as the 1938 flop "The Merchant of Yonkers." It was then revised and ... read more leave a comment

The Matchmaker: Cast & Details

Year: 1958
Rated NR
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Cast
 Shirley Booth: Dolly Levi
Anthony Perkins: Cornelius
Shirley MacLaine: Irene Molloy
Paul Ford: Horace Vandergelder
Robert Morse: Barnaby Tucker
Perry Wilson: Minnie Fay

 

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The Matchmaker: Videos

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Shirley Booth plays Dolly Levi in the pre-musical version of Hello, Dolly!, The Matchmaker...
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Posted: 8/1/2008
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In this early adaptation of Thornton Wilder's hit Broadway play, we meet matchmaker Dolly...
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Length: 01:41:03
Posted: 3/5/2008
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In this early adaptation of Thornton Wilder's hit Broadway play, we meet matchmaker Dolly...
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Length: 01:41:00
Posted: 3/14/2008
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The Matchmaker
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Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with...
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Length: 01:41:00
Posted: 3/2/2008
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The Matchmaker: TV Listings

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