The Matchmaker
by Joseph Anthony (II)
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Actor: Anthony Perkins, Paul Ford, Robert Morse, Shirley Booth, Shirley MacLaineDirector: Joseph Anthony (II)
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-18
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of The Matchmaker
Movie Review: "Money, pardon the expression, is like manure. It's not worth a thing unless it's spread around..."
Summary: 4 Stars
Thornton Wilder's 1955 Broadway play THE MATCHMAKER was one of his most celebrated efforts, starring Ruth Gordon as the meddling matchmaker Dolly Gallagher-Levi. Paramount snatched up the film rights, and three years later it became a box office sensation with stage/screen actress Shirley Booth (an Oscar winner for 1952's "Come Back Little Sheba") in the title role.
Set in turn-of-the-century Yonkers and New York, the story spins around Mrs Dolly Gallagher-Levi (Shirley Booth), a widow who dabbles in matchmaking. Her most influential client is Mr Horace Vandergelder (Paul Ford), a half-millionaire and the owner of the Yonkers general-store. Having arranged a marriage for Horace with lovely New York milliner Irene Molloy (Shirley MacLaine), Dolly has a last-minute change of heart when she decides that she wishes to marry the crusty old widower herself! Adding to the romantic hijnks are Vandergelder's two young store clerks, Cornelius (Anthony Perkins) and Barnaby (Robert Morse reprising his original Broadway role), intent on having just one romantic night in New York with Irene and her assistant Minnie (Perry Wilson).
Wilder's dizzy romantic comedy romp later formed the basis for Jerry Herman's smash-hit Broadway musical "Hello, Dolly!" in 1965. The story is full of fast-moving farce situations and zesty dialogue. Shirley Booth provides an effortless balance between high comedy and heartfelt sentiment in her performance as Dolly. The supporting cast is sublime, headed by Paul Ford (perfectly cast as the irascible Vandergelder). Shirley MacLaine is a luminous Irene; Anthony Perkins more than matches her as lovestruck Cornelius.
The art direction from Hal Perreira and Roland Anderson gives the film a sunny, picture-postcard look which is complimented by Charles Lang's crisp B&W cinematography. The clothes and gowns, designed by Paramount's resident costumier Edith Head, are a treat for the eyes. The delightful musical score is provided by Adolph Deutsch.
You might miss the bouncy tunes from the musical, but this MATCHMAKER is one you'd be crazy not to make a date with!
Summary of The Matchmaker
Based on Thornton Wilder's 1955 play, THE MATCHMAKER features Shirley Booth playing Dolly Levi, a young matchmaker determined to find a wife for a widowed millionaire. After finding potential wives for him, Dolly discovers that she's fallen in love with him and does all that she can to ensure he doesn't fall in love with any of the women she's set him up with.Comedy DVD Video
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