Summary
The Matchmaker is an American comedy romance film first released in 1958,
directed by Joseph Anthony.
The film stars Shirley Booth, Anthony Perkins, Shirley MacLaine, Paul Ford and Robert Morse.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Joseph Anthony
- Script: Thornton Wilder, John Michael Hayes
- Photo: Charles Lang
- Music: Adolph Deutsch
- Cast: 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, Headwaiter, Harmonica Club), Rhubarb (Himself – a Cat), Ann Blake (Bit Role), Peggy Connelly (Ernestina Simple), Lorraine Crawford (Younger Beauty), Franklyn Farnum (Patron at Harmonica Club), Bess Flowers (Patron at Harmonica Club), Joseph Forte (Train Conductor), Sandra Giles (Older Beauty), Sam Harris (Patron at Harmonica Club), Jon Lormer (Mr. Duckworth, Jeweler), Arthur Lovejoy (Doorman), Harold Miller (Patron at Harmonica Club), Cap Somers (Cab Driver), Virginia Whitmire (Bit Role), Marc Wilder (Specialty Dancer)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 103 min; B&W
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