new york city,irish-american,fake identity,based on play or musical,wealthy widow,yonkers, new york,employer employee relationship,extravagance,matchmaker,playful,poor pretending to be rich,period piece,comforting

The Matchmaker (1958)

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

Cast & Crew

Director
Joseph Anthony
  • Profile picture of Shirley Booth
    Dolly 'Gallagher' Levi Shirley Booth
  • Profile picture of Anthony Perkins
    Cornelius Hackl Anthony Perkins
  • Profile picture of Shirley MacLaine
    Irene Molloy Shirley MacLaine
  • Profile picture of Paul Ford
    Horace Vandergelder Paul Ford
  • Profile picture of Robert Morse
    Barnaby Tucker Robert Morse
  • Profile picture of Perry Wilson
    Minnie Fay Perry Wilson
  • Profile picture of Wallace Ford
    Malachi Stack Wallace Ford
  • Profile picture of Russell Collins
    Joe Scanlon Russell Collins

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Keywords

  • new york city
  • irish-american
  • fake identity
  • based on play or musical
  • wealthy widow
  • yonkers, new york
  • employer employee relationship
  • extravagance
  • matchmaker
  • playful
  • poor pretending to be rich
  • period piece
  • comforting