The entire cast is great, particularly shirley booth and anthony perkins. Thornton wilders tale of a matchmaker who desires the man shes supposed to be pairing with another woman. Based on thornton wilders successful broadway play, the matchmaker welds authentic charm and nostalgia into a winning frolicthe new york times. The matchmaker ran for 486 performances, wilders broadway record, and closed on february 2, 1957. Like most of hollywoods irish romantic comedies, 1997s the matchmaker, starring janeane garofalo, david ohara and milo oshea, is a loveitorhateit affair. Ruth gordon starred as dolly levi and loring smith as horace vandergelder. Though the film and booths performance were well received, it was to be her final appearance on the big screen. Those who had never seen either the original carol channing broadway. The dialogue is hilarious, and its interesting how the major players break the fourth wall throughout the film. The matchmaker succeeds because the simplicity of its. Merchant of yonkers was a bomb, but wilder was quite fond of the piece, so he revised it as the considerably more successful the matchmaker in 1955. Watch movie the matchmaker, watch streaming the matchmaker online, watch streaming the matchmaker full movie online, online movie the matchmaker full streaming, download the matchmaker online.
This film predates hello dollythere is no singing and dancing which is a shame, but its charming in its old 1958 black and white form. The 1958 film version stars shirley booth as 19thcentury matchmaker dolly gallagher levi a character not found in the oxenford or nestroy versions. The matchmaker 1958 film by admin october 11, 2018. The result is a blood relative of the delightful the matchmaker that was on view on broadway for more than a year. Aug 05, 20 like most of hollywoods irish romantic comedies, 1997s the matchmaker, starring janeane garofalo, david ohara and milo oshea, is a loveitorhateit affair.
Dolly is currently trying to arrange a marriage between yonkers drygoods. Robert morse as barnaby tucker was the only actor to reprise his role in the movie version. The matchmaker 1958 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. The usual broad irish stereotypes are on display as marcy, a young american political aide garofalo unexpectedly lands in the middle of a matchmaking festival. Wilders gay charade deals, as it did then, with the ostensible effort of. Feb 19, 20 this film began as a play in 1835 when it was called a day well spent written by john oxenford.
Nov 30, 2011 the matchmaker is the 1958 screen adaptation of the 1955 broadway play about a meddlesome matrimonial matchmaker shirley booth in 1880s yonkers, new york who sets her sights on marrying her employer paul ford. In 1954 thorton wilder reworked the material and it ran on broadway for nearly 500 performances under the new name the matchmaker. Paramount snatched up the film rights, and three years later it became a box office. The matchmaker approved 1h 43min romance, comedy 14 august 1959 west germany thornton wilders tale of a matchmaker who desires the man shes supposed to. When dolly gallagher levi shirley booth is hired by horace vandergelder paul ford to find him a wife. The matchmaker 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The 1958 film version, adapted by john michael hayes and directed by joseph anthony, starred shirley booth as dolly, anthony perkins as cornelius, shirley maclaine as irene, paul ford as vandergelder, and robert morse reprising his broadway role as barnaby. Overview of the matchmaker, 1958, directed by joseph anthony, with shirley booth, anthony perkins, shirley maclaine, at turner classic movies. Anthony perkins as the bumbling stockboy cornelius hackle is a total treat. Mar 22, 2017 the films december 1969 release came long after the show had won enormous popular favor. The 1958 film version, adapted by john michael hayes and directed by joseph anthony. Three years later paramount released the film starring shirley maclaine, anthony perkins, shirley booth, and paul ford. Valkommen till vart helt nya och unika resultat och foreningssystem, matchmaker.
Shirley booth plays dolly levi in the premusical version of hello, dolly. The film stars shirley booth in her final film, anthony perkins, and shirley. Details about productions shot at the studios, with some exclusive behindthescenes material. The matchmaker, a 1958 film starring shirley booth the matchmaker, a 1994 episode of the situation comedy frasier. In this film version of thornton wilders stage play, shirley booth stars as 19th century matchmaker dolly gallagher levi. The matchmaker 1958an adaptation of the thornton wilder play concerning two young men in search of romance in 1884 new york. The matchmaker dvd, 2005, widescreen collection for sale. Shirley booth, paul ford, anthony perkins, robert morse. This vintage handpainted film poster of the romancecomedy film the matchmaker, 1958 is one of a collection of over 800 hand painted film posters of over 500 unique films, painted by john j. The orange tabby is sitting on a chair in the background throughout the scene and has one close up when dolly.
It should, because the laughpacked story of the matchmaker later became the renowned musical comedy. Shirley booth, shirley maclaine, paul ford, anthony perkins and robert morse star. Jun, 2012 it should, because the laughpacked story of the matchmaker later became the renowned musical comedy hello dolly. In this film version of thornton wilders stage play, shirley booth stars as 19thcentury matchmaker dolly gallagher levi. The matchmaker, comedy in four acts by thornton wilder, produced in 1954 and published in 1955. Tcm movie database your destination for exclusive material from the tcm vaults. Screw you deadpool, this is the fourth wall breakingest movie of all time the very first and the very last words spoken in the film are addressed to the audience and in between fully six major characters get to tell us whats going on. Released 1958, the matchmaker stars shirley booth, anthony perkins, shirley maclaine, paul ford the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a score of 69 out of 100 on. A wonderful film the original matchmaker dolly levi ms booth does a great job and the entire cast watching it though after seeing hello dolly on film i was waiting for the music to start. He travels to new york city to meet irene molloy shirley maclaine, but dolly attempts to distract him with a fictitious woman. The matchmaker is more traditional than wilders earlier plays, specifically our town and the skin of our teeth, although it does employ one of the playwrights favourite nontraditional devices of having the characters address the audience directly. The assassination bureau limited, from producerwriter michael relph and director basil dearden, is the type of farcical black comedy from the.
The stage version of the matchmaker opened in new york on december 5, 1955 at the royale theatre and closed on february 2, 1957 at the booth theatre. The matchmaker debuted in edinburgh, scotland on november 4, 1954, and was already an international success when it opened on broadway on december 5, 1955. The film stars anthony perkins, shirley maclaine, and shirley booth in her final. He informs ambrose that he is sending his niece away to stay with a friend, but ambrose easily learns that she will be in new york city and plans to follow her there. There had been a fondly remembered film version of the matchmaker, directed by joseph anthony in 1958, that starred shirley booth, anthony perkins, shirley maclaine, and paul ford. This film began as a play in 1835 when it was called a day well spent written by john oxenford. The matchmaker 1958 comedy became hello dolly on foothill video vhs. The matchmaker yonkers storeowner horace vandergelder refuses to allow his niece, ermengarde, to marry ambrose kemper. The matchmaker opened on broadway on december 5, 1955 starring ruth gordon best actress, tony award nominee, directed by tyrone guthrie best director, tony award winner. Its dated, but its a charmingcharming film, and i found it a total treat to watch. Paramount snatched up the film rights, and three years later it became a box office sensation with stagescreen actress shirley booth an oscar winner for 1952s come back little sheba in the title role.
The matchmaker 1958 stream and watch online moviefone. Thornton wilders 1955 broadway play the matchmaker was one of his most celebrated efforts, starring ruth gordon as the meddling matchmaker dolly gallagherlevi. Hes a self made man who has amassed his wealth by being frugal. The matchmaker 1958 hollywood full movie watch online. Actress shirley booth talks with paul ford in her new film, the matchmaker, which is based on the longrun broadway play of the same name. Orangey, one of the most prolific and wellknown of all the cat actors on film, appears in this film in the scene in vandergelders office when dolly is enticing the man to new york with a photo of a prospective flame. The matchmaker is a 1958 american comedy film directed by joseph anthony. Shirley booth is a professional matchmaker who decides she wants to marry her latest client paul ford herself. The matchmaker 1958 ganzer film deutsch hd filme online. Matchmaker, matchmaker, a 1964 song from the musical fiddler on the roof. Paramount snatched up the film rights, and three years later it became a box office sensation with stagescreen actress shirley booth an oscar winner for 1952s come back little. The matchmaker 1958 hollywood full movie watch online free download hd. The matchmaker 1958 and all in a nights work paramount home entertainment, 1. The matchmaker, an italian comedy film directed by amleto palermi.
The screenplay by john michael hayes is based on the 1955 play of the same name by thornton wilder. The matchmaker 2014 film, inhalt, kritik, filmplakat. Vintage photograph of brendan fraser, ricki lake and shirley maclaine star in a. Three years later paramount released the film starring shirley maclaine, anthony perkins, shirley. The movie stars shirley booth, anthony perkins, shirley maclaine and paul ford. Joseph anthony, adolph deutsch, adolph deutsch, and nathan van cleave. The film stars shirley booth in her final film, anthony perkins, and shirley maclaine. Dolly is currently trying to arrange a marriage between yonkers drygoods merchant horace vandergelder and hatmaker irene molloy though she secretly harbors a desire to march horace to the altar herself. The matchmaker is more traditional than wilders earlier plays, specifically our town and the skin of our teeth, although it does employ one of the playwrights favourite nontraditional devices of having. The matchmaker joseph anthony, shirley booth, anthony. The matchmaker 1958 joseph anthony, shirley booth, anthony perkins, shirley maclaine. The matchmaker 1958 joseph anthony, shirley booth, anthony.
Dolli levi is a crafty turnofthecentury marriage broker. Streama the matchmaker 1958 film swesub matchmaker. If the plot sounds familiar, its because the thornton wilder our town, shadow of a doubt farcical comedy is the source material for the 1964 broadway musical. The matchmaker is a 1954 play by thornton wilder, a rewritten version of his 1938 play the merchant of yonkers.