Delightful adaptation of Thornton Wilder play (itself a reworking of his 1938 The Merchant of Yonkers) by John Michael Hayes; unusual for when characters address the audience directly (and at the end, they jointly wish us farewell). Set in 1884 Yonkers / New York.
Shirley Field is fabulous as the matchmaker, Anthony Perkins and Shirley MacLaine sweet as the young couple, Robert Morse bouncy, Paul Ford grouchy, Perry Wilson the additional milliner.
Glowingly photographed by Charles Lang, scored by Adolph Deutsch, edited by Howard Smith, art directors Roland Anderson and Hal Pereira, makeup Wally Westmore, costumes Edith Head. Don Hartman produced, for Paramount, died aged 57 just before it opened. Hello Dolly! is also based on it.
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