The Matchmaker

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

1958 1h 41m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 17

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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

“You'll Laugh...You'll Love...”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joseph Anthony
Writers: John Michael Hayes
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joseph Anthony, shot by Charles Lang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Adolph Deutsch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Howard A. Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Shirley Booth and Anthony Perkins and Shirley MacLaine carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You'll Laugh...You'll Love...".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0051913 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Joseph Anthony directs. Charles Lang behind the camera. Adolph Deutsch scores. Howard A. Smith cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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168 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Joseph Anthony, shot by Charles Lang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Adolph Deutsch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Howard A. Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Shirley Booth and Anthony Perkins and Shirley MacLaine carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "You'll Laugh...You'll Love...".
7IMDB entry: tt0051913 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "new york city", "irish-american", "fake identity", "based on play or musical".
10Released under 23 different titles around the world.