The Matchmaker

1958 · 101 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 1,254 VOTES · DIR. Joseph Anthony

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Overview

Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,482 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:40 Oh, hello, there. Are all of you people married?
00:06:37 and all that idle, frozen money of his.
00:10:09 - A nickel, after 20 years. - Joe.
00:14:13 standing around eating five meals a day.
00:17:33 - She doesn't sound usual. - Usual?
00:21:30 - You're going to have a mistress. - I'm too young, Mr. Vandergelder.
00:25:33 Barnaby, well
00:28:51 "Pudding."
00:32:49 - with a low-hanging cloth. - Hurry up!
00:36:23 is so different that you feel like laughing all the time.
00:39:38 - Now, where was it? - Now, Mr. Vandergelder
00:42:54 Thank you very much for coming to see me.
00:46:21 Good evening, miss.
00:50:11 - Pheasant. - Pheasant.
00:56:13 And we hired this banquet hall to meet her in. Now, where is she?
01:00:15 I've come to ask you, have you lost something?
01:04:44 - Terrible, terrible news. - You haven't heard the worst, sir.
01:08:10 it would be a much more pleasure-loving man than you.
01:13:47 "Yours forever, even though you wouldn't want me, Cornelius Hackl
01:20:07 It can kill or it can cure.
01:24:06 We'll see if we can find a window open back there.
01:29:25 What is this? It can't be.
01:32:37 You're the best boss anyone ever had!
09:03:02 - And the tip, of course.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,482
Dialogue density14.7 lines / min
First line00:00:40
Final line09:03:02

Production Record

DirectorJoseph Anthony
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,254