list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around The Matchmaker on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/The_Matchmaker/22108/default.aspx Title: The Matchmaker
Year: 1958
Director: Joseph Anthony
Plot: 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 considerably more successful The Matchmaker in 1955. The 1958 film version stars Shirley Booth as 19th-century matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi (a character not found in the Oxenford or Nestroy versions; Wilder "borrowed" Dolly from Moliere's The Miser). Dolly is currently trying to arrange a marriage between Yonkers dry-goods merchant Horace Vandergelder (Paul Ford) and hatmaker Irene Molloy (Shirley MacLaine)-though she secretly harbors a desire to march Horace to the altar herself. Meanwhile, Vandergelder's chief clerk Cornelius (Anthony Perkins), celebrating a recent promotion, decides to head to New York for a "good time". Though he's supposed to be minding the store, Cornelius abandons the shop, with fellow-clerk Barnaby (Robert Morse, repeating his stage role) in tow. Inevitably, Cornelius and Barnaby wind up escorting Irene Molloy and her co-worker Minnie Fay (Perry Wilson) to a fancy restaurant, where Horace and Dolly are also dining. As the many plot twists wend their way through the proceedings, the camera occasionally pauses to allow the character to speak directly to the audience, expressing their innermost desires and philosophies; this purely theatrical device works quite well on screen, especially the monologue about honesty delivered by handyman Malachi Stack (played with alcoholic whimsy by Wallace Ford). While the name "Malachi Stack"may not be familiar to you, the other characters-and the basic plot-will be instantly recognizable to fans of Hello Dolly, the 1964 musical comedy version of The Matchmaker. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:00:48 GMTThe Matchmaker1958Joseph AnthonyThornton 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 <a href=/films/302141/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Austrian</a> farce by Johann Nestroy). 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. The 1958 film version stars <a href="/players/P_____7386/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Shirley Booth</a> as 19th-century matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi (a character not found in the Oxenford or Nestroy versions; Wilder "borrowed" Dolly from Moliere's <a href=/films/97965/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>The Miser</a>). Dolly is currently trying to arrange a marriage between Yonkers dry-goods merchant Horace Vandergelder (<a href="/players/P____24260/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Paul Ford</a>) and hatmaker Irene Molloy (<a href="/players/P____44255/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Shirley MacLaine</a>)-though she secretly harbors a desire to march Horace to the altar herself. Meanwhile, Vandergelder's chief clerk Cornelius (<a href="/players/P___106120/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Anthony Perkins</a>), celebrating a recent promotion, decides to head to New York for a "good time". Though he's supposed to be minding the store, Cornelius abandons the shop, with fellow-clerk Barnaby (<a href="/players/P____50891/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Robert Morse</a>, repeating his stage role) in tow. Inevitably, Cornelius and Barnaby wind up escorting Irene Molloy and her co-worker Minnie Fay (Perry Wilson) to a fancy restaurant, where Horace and Dolly are also dining. As the many plot twists wend their way through the proceedings, the camera occasionally pauses to allow the character to speak directly to the audience, expressing their innermost desires and philosophies; this purely theatrical device works quite well on screen, especially the monologue about honesty delivered by handyman Malachi Stack (played with alcoholic whimsy by <a href="/players/P____24271/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Wallace Ford</a>). While the name "Malachi Stack"may not be familiar to you, the other characters-and the basic plot-will be instantly recognizable to fans of Hello Dolly, the 1964 musical comedy version of The Matchmaker. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide1http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t52570xyud5.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/The_Matchmaker/22108/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/10/17/36434.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 10/17/2008 10:00:48 AM
Body: Oliver Stone’s W. opens tonight. For a little perspective, we decided to watch a different movie made in an era of political transition and economic collapse. Gabriel Over the White House (1933) tells the tale of a slacker president who undergoes a religious conversion, after which he consolidates executive power and sponsors an enormous financial bailout. Sound familiar? It should, FDR personally approved the script, then went on to enact half of the film during his presidency, but the parallels echo through many administrations. Quint from Ain’t it Cool News tells us what he’s been watching, including a tender love story involving vampires, Let the Right One In, and a rediscovered classic, The Matchmaker. Karina Longworth and Kevin Kelly give us the scoop on early footage from Watchmen. Will it live up to the hype? (Subscribe to FilmCouch–Spout’s weekly movie podcast–in the iTunes store or to our RSS feed and an episode will download each Friday) 0:00 - Intro, listener e-mail 6:01 - Quint’s take on W. 8:41 - W.’s 1933 counterpart, Gabriel Over the White House 26:35 - Quint’s media diet 32:57 - Thoughts on the Watchmen teaser footage filmcouch-92 Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:00:48 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com10/17/2008 10:00:48 AM Oliver Stone’s W. opens tonight. For a little perspective, we decided to watch a different movie made in an era of political transition and economic collapse. Gabriel Over the White House (1933) tells the tale of a slacker president who undergoes a religious conversion, after which he consolidates executive power and sponsors an enormous financial bailout. Sound familiar? It should, FDR personally approved the script, then went on to enact half of the film during his presidency, but the parallels echo through many administrations. Quint from Ain’t it Cool News tells us what he’s been watching, including a tender love story involving vampires, Let the Right One In, and a rediscovered classic, The Matchmaker. Karina Longworth and Kevin Kelly give us the scoop on early footage from Watchmen. Will it live up to the hype? (Subscribe to FilmCouch–Spout’s weekly movie podcast–in the iTunes store or to our RSS feed and an episode will download each Friday) 0:00 - Intro, listener e-mail 6:01 - Quint’s take on W. 8:41 - W.’s 1933 counterpart, Gabriel Over the White House 26:35 - Quint’s media diet 32:57 - Thoughts on the Watchmen teaser footage filmcouch-92 Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/romance/MemberTagFilms.aspxromance
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