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6.8/10
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Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Paul Bradley
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
- Patron at Harmonica Club
- (uncredited)
Peggy Connelly
- Ernestina Simple
- (uncredited)
Lorinne Crawford
- Younger Beauty
- (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
- Patron at Harmonica Club
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe stage version of "The Matchmaker" opened in New York on December 5, 1955 at the Royale Theatre and closed on February 2, 1957 at the Booth Theatre. Ruth Gordon starred as Dolly Levi and Loring Smith as Horace Vandergelder. Robert Morse as Barnaby Tucker was the only actor to reprise his role in the movie version.
- GoofsAs he's preparing to leave Vandergelder's store, Joe Scanlon refers to Mr. Vandergelder as Mr. Handergelder.
- Quotes
Dolly "Gallagher" Levi: Money, pardon the expression, is like manure. It's not worth a thing unless it's spread around, encouraging young things to grow.
- ConnectionsReferenced in You Bet Your Life: Episode #9.33 (1959)
Featured review
What "Hello Dolly" should be
This is the film that "Hello Dolly" strives to be but can't. Everything about this film is so sweet and Shirley Booth gives a performance that is just hilarious. I also like the way the actors talk to the audience every now and then. At least Miss Booth is more convincing as a middle-aged widow than Miss Streisand was. I wonder what "Hello Dolly" would have been like if they gave the part to Shirley Booth?
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- SkippyDevereaux
- Dec 25, 1999
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- Also known as
- Die Heiratsvermittlerin
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- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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