The Matchmaker

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The Matchmaker

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

1958

1h 41m

7.0(15 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

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

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Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

Shirley Booth

Dolly 'Gallagher' Levi

Acting

Anthony Perkins

Cornelius Hackl

Acting

Shirley MacLaine

Irene Molloy

Acting

Paul Ford

Horace Vandergelder

Acting

Robert Morse

Barnaby Tucker

Acting

Perry Wilson

Minnie Fay

Acting

Wallace Ford

Malachi Stack

Acting

Russell Collins

Joe Scanlon

Acting

Rex Evans

August

Acting

Gavin Gordon

Rudolph

Acting

Torben Meyer

Alex

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Orangey the Cat

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