The Matchmaker (1958 film)
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The Matchmaker (1958 film) is a 1958 American romantic comedy based on Thornton Wilder’s play, following a meddling matchmaker whose schemes to arrange marriages lead to humorous complications.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Matchmaker (1958 film) canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Matchmaker (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Thornton Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Matchmaker (play)
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The Matchmaker (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Barnaby Tucker – Robert Morse
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Cornelius Hackl – Anthony Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolly Gallagher Levi – Shirley Booth NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace Vandergelder – Paul Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ Irene Molloy – Shirley MacLaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnie Fay – Perry Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Joseph Anthony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | theatrical release in the United States ⓘ |
| editedBy | Frank Bracht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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romantic comedy ⓘ |
| laterInspired | Hello, Dolly! (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Barnaby Tucker
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Cornelius Hackl NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolly Gallagher Levi NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace Vandergelder NERFINISHED ⓘ Irene Molloy NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnie Fay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Adolph Deutsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
matchmaking
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romantic misunderstandings ⓘ social class and courtship ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A meddling matchmaker becomes involved in arranging marriages, including her own, leading to humorous complications. ⓘ |
| producer | Don Hartman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1958-08-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 101 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John Michael Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Yonkers, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Anthony Perkins
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Paul Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Morse NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Booth NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley MacLaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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