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The Matchmaker

Play trailer Poster for The Matchmaker 1958,  1h 41m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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When Dolly Gallagher Levi (Shirley Booth) is hired by Horace Vandergelder (Paul Ford) to find him a wife, she secretly starts to fall for him. He travels to New York City to meet Irene Molloy (Shirley MacLaine), but Dolly attempts to distract him with a fictitious woman. Meanwhile, Horace's employees, Cornelius (Anthony Perkins) and Barnaby (Robert Morse), also venture to New York, where they meet Irene. After everyone ends up by chance at the same restaurant, true feelings start to emerge.

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2/5
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Feb 1, 2019 The best comedy movie ever made!
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Cast & Crew

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Joseph Anthony

Director

Shirley Booth

Dolly `'Gallagher'` Levi

Anthony Perkins

Cornelius Hackl

Shirley MacLaine

Irene Molloy

Paul Ford

Horace Vandergelder

Robert Morse

Barnaby Tucker

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The Matchmaker

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Synopsis When Dolly Gallagher Levi (Shirley Booth) is hired by Horace Vandergelder (Paul Ford) to find him a wife, she secretly starts to fall for him. He travels to New York City to meet Irene Molloy (Shirley MacLaine), but Dolly attempts to distract him with a fictitious woman. Meanwhile, Horace's employees, Cornelius (Anthony Perkins) and Barnaby (Robert Morse), also venture to New York, where they meet Irene. After everyone ends up by chance at the same restaurant, true feelings start to emerge.
Director
Joseph Anthony
Producer
Don Hartman
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Don Hartman Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 23, 1958, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2011
Runtime
1h 41m
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