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Rating: 6.966/10 by 352 users

Hello, Dolly! (1969)

Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. In doing so, she convinces his niece, his niece's intended, and Horace's two clerks to travel to New York City.

Directing:
  • Gene Kelly
Writing:
  • Michael Stewart
  • Thornton Wilder
  • Ernest Lehman
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Dec 12, 1969

Rating: 6.966/10 by 352 users

Alternative Title:
Hello Dolly - US

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 02 hour 29 minutes
Budget: $24,000,000
Revenue: $33,208,099

Plot Keyword: based on play or musical, merchant, yonkers, new york, borzoi, millinery, drygoods store, complex, loving
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Walter Matthau
Horace Vandergelder
Michael Crawford
Cornelius Hackl
Danny Lockin
Barnaby Tucker
E.J. Peaker
Minnie Fay
Joyce Ames
Ermengarde
Tommy Tune
Ambrose Kemper
Judy Knaiz
Gussie Granger
David Hurst
Rudolph Reisenweber
Fritz Feld
Rudolph's Assistant
Richard Collier
Vandergelder's Barber
J. Pat O'Malley
Policeman in Park
Louis Armstrong
Orchestra Leader
David Ahdar
Laborer (uncredited)
Will Ahern
Paper Ricker / Dancer (uncredited)
Rutanya Alda
Townsperson (uncredited)
Melanie Alexander
Dancer (uncredited)
Ben Archibek
Young Lover (uncredited)
John Arnold
Young Man (uncredited)
Roger Arroyo
Little Person (uncredited)
Robert Bakanic
Dancer (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
George Barrows
Policeman (uncredited)
Al Beaudine
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
William Benedict
News Vendor (uncredited)
Jack Berle
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Man (uncredited)
Herman Boden
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
George Boyce
Dancer (uncredited)
Bettina Brenna
Rhine Maiden (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan
Dancer (uncredited)
James Chandler
Sullivan (Ticket Seller) (uncredited)
Irwin Charone
Man (uncredited)
Sterling Clark
Dancer (uncredited)
Allegra Clegg
Blonde Daughter (uncredited)
Jack R. Clinton
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Robert Cole
Dancer (uncredited)
John Command
Dancing Waiter (uncredited)
Jimmy Cross
Drunk (uncredited)
Scatman Crothers
Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)
Fred Curt
Dancer (uncredited)
Billy Curtis
Little Person (uncredited)
Linda Dano
Woman (uncredited)
Sheila Dehner
Float Girl (uncredited)
Frank Delfino
Midget (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Workman (uncredited)
Stewart East
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Sam Edwards
Laborer (uncredited)
James Elsegood
Page Baker (uncredited)
Jeannie Epper
Float Girl (uncredited)
Margo Epper
Float Girl (uncredited)
Stephanie Epper
Float Girl (uncredited)
Bonnie Evans
Page in Waiter's Gallop (uncredited)
Morgan Farley
Workman / Onlooker (uncredited)
William Fawcett
Customer (uncredited)
Carey Foster
Dancer (uncredited)
Jennifer Gan
Miss Bolivia (uncredited)
Eddie Garrett
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Rozsika Halmos
Pretzel Woman (uncredited)
Sonja Haney
Dancer (uncredited)
Chester Hayes
Stiltwalker (uncredited)
Ines Hellendall
Dancer (uncredited)
James Hibbard
Dancer (uncredited)
Gloria Hill
Rhine Maiden (uncredited)
Bern Hoffman
Harmonia Gardens Patron (uncredited)
Ken Hooker
Laborer (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Dancer / Singer (uncredited)
Jim Hutchison
Stanley (uncredited)
Jenie Jackson
Brunhilda (uncredited)
Casse Jaeger
Elegant Gentleman (uncredited)
Jerry James
Father / Laborer (uncredited)
Kathryn Janssen
Woman (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Howard Jeffrey
Dancer (uncredited)
Harvey Karels
Dancer (uncredited)
Johnny Kern
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns
Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Ed Kerrigan
Busboy / Dancer (uncredited)
Tex Lambert
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Lampkin
Laborer (uncredited)
Randy Lane
Dancer (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
Workman (uncredited)
Edith Leslie
Woman in Railroad Station (uncredited)
Ted Mapes
Policeman (uncredited)
Jerry Maren
Little Person (uncredited)
Michael Mark
Pushcart Man (uncredited)
Robert Neal Marshall
Boy with Hoop (uncredited)
Bert May
Dancing Waiter (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
James McEachin
Laborer (uncredited)
Al McGranary
Lleweyn Codd (uncredited)
John Hugh McKnight
Dancer (uncredited)
Tyler McVey
Laborer (uncredited)
Gary Menteer
Dancer (uncredited)
Marsha Metrinko
Rhine Maiden (uncredited)
Stephen Mitchell
Parade Celebrant (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Richard Monahan
Dancer (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Laborer (uncredited)
Harry Monty
Little Person (uncredited)
Inga Neilsen
Spirit of Columbia (uncredited)
Patrick O'Moore
Officer Gogarty (uncredited)
Linda Peck
Young Woman (uncredited)
Sanita Pelkey
Girl on Float (uncredited)
Joe Pine
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Alex Plasschaert
Waiter (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Laborer (uncredited)
Eddie Quillan
Mr. Cassidy (uncredited)
Frank Radcliffe
Baker (uncredited)
Jack Raine
Elderly Man (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Old Lady at Parade (uncredited)
Ralph Roberts
Policeman (uncredited)
Clark Ross
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
John Roy
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Dan Siretta
Dancer (uncredited)
June Smaney
Woman (uncredited)
Tucker Smith
Dancer (uncredited)
Maria Sokolov
Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Georgina Spelvin
Dancer (uncredited)
Harry Stanton
Herman Fleischshacker (uncredited)
Harry Swoger
Trunk Mover (uncredited)
Elisabeth Talbot-Martin
Homely Woman (uncredited)
Clay Tanner
Laborer (uncredited)
Kay Tapscott
Dancer (uncredited)
George Tatar
Dog Walker (uncredited)
Jim Taylor
Dancer (uncredited)
Marilyn Tindall
Girl on Meat Packer's Float (uncredited)
Lisa Todd
Rhine Maiden (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Jerry Trent
Dancer (uncredited)
Madelon Tupper
Child in Front of Shop (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Pushcart Man (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
Laborer (uncredited)
Bart Williams
News Vendor (uncredited)
Judith Woodbury
Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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Barbra Streisand and Walter Matthau make for quite a formidable team in this entertaining comedy drama about a marriage broker ("Dolly") who is engaged to find a bride for the wealthy "Horace". He is a bit cantankerous so she has her work cut out for her, but undeterred - she travels to Yonkers where she embroils his two clerks "Cornelius" (Michael Crawford) and "Barnaby" (Danny Lockin) in more affairs of the heart with "Minnie" (E.J. Peaker) and "Irene" (Marianne McAndrew) before a denouement that we all expected, but is nonetheless fun to watch. This film really all belongs to a star very much at the top of her game delivering some pithy lines whilst attired in crippling corsets and dancing in some uncomfortable looking lace-up boots. Directed by Gene Kelly so you would expect the ensemble dance numbers to be top drawer, and the they are - synchronised to within an inch of their lives, but always looking natural and flowing enthusiastically. Jerry Herman certainly does the business with the lyrics - "Put on Your Sunday Clothes"; "It Takes a Woman" and the Louis Armstrong assisted title song all make this a quickly paced and enjoyable romp through all things mischievous, Jewish and one that is at times almost bawdy. Matthau is a revelation - he really enters into the spirit of things and Michael Crawford (though never my favourite singer) demonstrates a nimble fleetness-of-foot that adds a charm to the proceedings too. I couldn't quite believe that 2½ hours flew by so quickly and if you are a fan of top-end musical theatre then you are in for a real treat.


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