The Matchmaker(1958)
You'll Laugh...You'll Love...
Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.
Movie: The Matchmaker
Top 10 Billed Cast
Dolly 'Gallagher' Levi
Cornelius Hackl
Irene Molloy
Horace Vandergelder
Barnaby Tucker
Minnie Fay
Malachi Stack
Joe Scanlon
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Video Trailer The Matchmaker
Video: Original Trailer
Original Trailer
Cornelius and Barnaby hide out
Cornelius puts his hands around Irene's waist
Shirley Booth
Title Sequence
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