The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker (1958)

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Thornton Wilder's 1938 stage play The Merchant of Yonkers was based on an old British stage farce by John Oxenford (which in turn served as the basis of an Austrian farce by Johann Nestroy). Merchant of Yonkers was a bomb, but Wilder was quite fond of the piece, so he revised it as the… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
John Michael Hayes
Genres
Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 12, 1958 Wide
Paramount Pictures

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  • AJ V


    This play should probably stick to the theatre. Either that or they could have used a different director. This movie is very predictable on top of feeling like a play and how stupid everything the characters did seemed. Sometimes I found a bit of fun in a scene, and I thought… More

  • jay n


    interesting to see Hello Dolly without music and some of the performers are better then in the other film particularly Shirley MacLaine but don't go out of your way.

  • Jennifer X


    Shirley Maclaine has solidified her role as my favorite 60s cutie. This is an adorable movie that knows how adorable it is, what with the audience narration and everything. Charm doesn't make the story any more dimensional, however, and I don't think Anthony Perkins will… More

  • Megan S


    It was cute. We rented it because we had seen the play at a local theater (not the musical). It wasn't as good as the play. I think it makes more sense when the characters talk to the audience in a play than when they do it in a movie.

  • Marion R


    Meh, It was interesting in one sense, but I was bored during most of the characters monologues.

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