The Matchmaker (1958 film)

The Matchmaker
One of theatrical release posters
Directed byJoseph Anthony
Written byThornton Wilder (play)
John Oxenford (play A Day Well Spent)
Johann Nestroy (play Einen Jux will er sich machen)
John Michael Hayes (screenplay)
Produced byDon Hartman
StarringShirley Booth
Anthony Perkins
Shirley MacLaine
Paul Ford
Robert Morse
CinematographyCharles Lang
Edited byHoward A. Smith
Music byAdolph Deutsch
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • July 23, 1958 (1958-07-23)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1 million[1]

The Matchmaker is a 1958 American comedy film directed by Joseph Anthony. The film stars Shirley Booth in her final film, Anthony Perkins, and Shirley MacLaine. The screenplay by John Michael Hayes is based on the 1955 play of the same name by Thornton Wilder. The costumes were by Edith Head.

Anthony Perkins (right) and Robert Morse (left) in The Matchmaker
  1. ^ "Top Grossers of 1958". Variety. 7 January 1959. p. 48. Please note figures are for US and Canada only and are domestic rentals accruing to dsitributors as opposed to theatre gross