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6.8/10
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Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Paul Bradley
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
- Patron at Harmonica Club
- (uncredited)
Peggy Connelly
- Ernestina Simple
- (uncredited)
Lorinne Crawford
- Younger Beauty
- (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
- Patron at Harmonica Club
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaShirley Booth was 60 years old when she played the part of Dolly Levi in this film. Her age was more appropriate for the character of a middle-aged widow than Barbra Streisand who took the part in the musical remake Hello, Dolly! (1969) 11 years later. Streisand was only 27 at the time.
- GoofsAs he's preparing to leave Vandergelder's store, Joe Scanlon refers to Mr. Vandergelder as Mr. Handergelder.
- Quotes
Dolly "Gallagher" Levi: Money, pardon the expression, is like manure. It's not worth a thing unless it's spread around, encouraging young things to grow.
- ConnectionsReferenced in I Love Lucy: The Matchmaker (1954)
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I have always loved the "straight play" version of the Dolly story. Actually Thornton Wilder's play had a previous incarnation set in Austria, in the German language. He had written it for Broadway in the fifties, it was filmed in 58 in this version, and Jerry Herman must have seen it and fallen in love with it for the musical "Hello, Dolly!". Parts of this are superior to the original stage version of the musical. The film version of the musical is dreadfully over danced and Streisand was way too young for the lead role. Shirley Booth, here in this "Matchmaker", is much closer, in a way to Channing's Dolly of Broadway. I have often wished that SOMEONE would re-do the musical for either video or film. I saw the 1964 Channing production and it was magical. Hollywood so often trashes these brilliant stage works. Anyway, rent this film when you can and compare it to the Streisand "Dolly".
- jackhutchinsongallery
- May 13, 2006
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- Also known as
- Die Heiratsvermittlerin
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- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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