The Matchmaker (1958 film)
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The Matchmaker (1958 film) is a 1958 American romantic comedy based on Thornton Wilder’s play, following a meddling matchmaker whose schemes to arrange marriages lead to humorous complications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Matchmaker (1958 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9327759 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Matchmaker (1958 film) Context triple: [Hal Pereira, notableWork, The Matchmaker (1958 film)]
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A.
The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker is a 1954 stage comedy by Thornton Wilder that later served as the basis for the musical Hello, Dolly!, centering on the meddling but charming matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi.
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B.
The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around the Corner is a classic 1940 romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, celebrated for its witty dialogue and tender portrayal of anonymous pen-pal lovers who unknowingly work together in the same shop.
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C.
The MatchMaker
The MatchMaker is a romantic comedy film best known for its lighthearted story about love and relationships, released in the late 1990s.
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D.
The Matchmaker’s Playbook
The Matchmaker’s Playbook is a contemporary romantic film adaptation of a popular novel, directed by Tosca Musk and known for its lighthearted, modern take on love and relationships.
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E.
The Taming of the Shrew (1929 film)
The Taming of the Shrew (1929 film) is an early sound-era adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy, notable for starring Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Matchmaker (1958 film) Target entity description: The Matchmaker (1958 film) is a 1958 American romantic comedy based on Thornton Wilder’s play, following a meddling matchmaker whose schemes to arrange marriages lead to humorous complications.
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A.
The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker is a 1954 stage comedy by Thornton Wilder that later served as the basis for the musical Hello, Dolly!, centering on the meddling but charming matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi.
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B.
The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around the Corner is a classic 1940 romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, celebrated for its witty dialogue and tender portrayal of anonymous pen-pal lovers who unknowingly work together in the same shop.
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C.
The MatchMaker
The MatchMaker is a romantic comedy film best known for its lighthearted story about love and relationships, released in the late 1990s.
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D.
The Matchmaker’s Playbook
The Matchmaker’s Playbook is a contemporary romantic film adaptation of a popular novel, directed by Tosca Musk and known for its lighthearted, modern take on love and relationships.
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E.
The Taming of the Shrew (1929 film)
The Taming of the Shrew (1929 film) is an early sound-era adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy, notable for starring Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Matchmaker (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Thornton Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Matchmaker (play)
NERFINISHED
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The Matchmaker (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Barnaby Tucker – Robert Morse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cornelius Hackl – Anthony Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolly Gallagher Levi – Shirley Booth NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace Vandergelder – Paul Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ Irene Molloy – Shirley MacLaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnie Fay – Perry Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Joseph Anthony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | theatrical release in the United States ⓘ |
| editedBy | Frank Bracht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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romantic comedy ⓘ |
| laterInspired | Hello, Dolly! (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Barnaby Tucker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cornelius Hackl NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolly Gallagher Levi NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace Vandergelder NERFINISHED ⓘ Irene Molloy NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnie Fay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Adolph Deutsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
matchmaking
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romantic misunderstandings ⓘ social class and courtship ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A meddling matchmaker becomes involved in arranging marriages, including her own, leading to humorous complications. ⓘ |
| producer | Don Hartman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1958-08-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 101 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John Michael Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Yonkers, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Anthony Perkins
NERFINISHED
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Paul Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Morse NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Booth NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley MacLaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Matchmaker (1958 film) Description of subject: The Matchmaker (1958 film) is a 1958 American romantic comedy based on Thornton Wilder’s play, following a meddling matchmaker whose schemes to arrange marriages lead to humorous complications.
Referenced by (2)
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