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| Barbra Streisand | ... | Dolly Levi | |
| Walter Matthau | ... | Horace Vandergelder | |
| Michael Crawford | ... | Cornelius Hackl | |
| Marianne McAndrew | ... | Irene Molloy | |
| Danny Lockin | ... | Barnaby Tucker | |
| E.J. Peaker | ... | Minnie Fay | |
| Joyce Ames | ... | Ermengarde Vandergelder | |
| Tommy Tune | ... | Ambrose Kemper | |
| Judy Knaiz | ... | Gussie Granger / Ernestina Simple | |
| David Hurst | ... | Rudolph Reisenweber | |
| Fritz Feld | ... | Fritz, German waiter | |
| Richard Collier | ... | Joe, Vandergelder's barber | |
| J. Pat O'Malley | ... | Policeman in Park | |
| Louis Armstrong | ... | Louis, Orchestra Leader | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| David Ahdar | ... | Laborer (uncredited) | |
| Will Ahern | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| William 'Billy' Benedict | ... | News vendor (uncredited) | |
| James Chandler | ... | Sullivan, ticket seller (uncredited) | |
| Ron Cisneros | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| John Command | ... | Dancing Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Jimmy Cross | ... | Drunk (uncredited) | |
| Scatman Crothers | ... | Mr. Jones, redcap railroad porter (uncredited) | |
| Linda Dano | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Sam Edwards | ... | Laborer (uncredited) | |
| Morgan Farley | ... | Workman / onlooker (uncredited) | |
| Jessie Garnier | ... | Woman with groceries (uncredited) | |
| Art Gilmore | ... | Trailer Narrator (uncredited) | |
| Bern Hoffman | ... | Harmonia Gardens patron (uncredited) | |
| Ken Hooker | ... | Laborer (uncredited) | |
| Shep Houghton | ... | Dancer / singer (uncredited) | |
| Jim Hutchison | ... | Stanley (uncredited) | |
| Jerry James | ... | Laborer (uncredited) | |
| Kathryn Janssen | ... | Extra (uncredited) | |
| Hubie Kerns | ... | Keystone Kop (uncredited) | |
| Ross Kimbrough | ... | Onlooker (uncredited) | |
| Charles Lampkin | ... | Laborer (uncredited) | |
| Ted Mapes | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Michael Mark | ... | Pushcart man (uncredited) | |
| Robert Neal Marshall | ... | Boy With Hoop (uncredited) | |
| Bert May | ... | Dancing waiter (uncredited) | |
| James McEachin | ... | Laborer (uncredited) | |
| Tyler McVey | ... | Laborer (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Montgomery | ... | Laborer (uncredited) | |
| Harry Monty | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Patrick O'Moore | ... | Officer Gogarty (uncredited) | |
| Sanita Pelkey | ... | Girl on Float (uncredited) | |
| Alex Plasschaert | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Quillan | ... | Mr. Cassidy (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Roberts | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Tucker Smith | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Cecil Lester Stout III | ... | Drummerboy (uncredited) | |
| Clay Tanner | ... | Laborer (uncredited) | |
| Lisa Todd | ... | Rhine maiden (uncredited) | |
| Jerry Trent | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| USC Trojan Marching Band | ... | Band (uncredited) | |
| Charles Wagenheim | ... | Pushcart man (uncredited) | |
| Guy Wilkerson | ... | Laborer (uncredited) | |
| Bart Williams | ... | News Vendor (uncredited) | |
| Judith Woodbury | ... | Dinner guest (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Gene Kelly | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Ernest Lehman | writer | |
| Johann Nestroy | play "Einen Jux will er sich machen" (uncredited) | |
| Michael Stewart | stage musical | |
| Thornton Wilder | play "The Matchmaker" | |
Produced by | |||
| Roger Edens | .... | associate producer | |
| Ernest Lehman | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jerry Herman | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Harry Stradling Sr. | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| William Reynolds | |||
Casting by | |||
| Alixe Gordin | |||
| Joe Scully | |||
Production Design by | |||
| John DeCuir | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Herman A. Blumenthal | |||
| Jack Martin Smith | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Raphael Bretton | |||
| George James Hopkins | (as George Hopkins) | ||
| Walter M. Scott | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Irene Sharaff | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Edwin Butterworth | .... | makeup artist | |
| Dick Hamilton | .... | makeup artist (as Richard Hamilton) | |
| Edith Lindon | .... | hair stylist | |
| Daniel C. Striepeke | .... | makeup supervisor (as Dan Striepeke) | |
| Verne Langdon | .... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Sharleen Rassi | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Francisco Day | .... | unit production manager | |
| Richard Kobritz | .... | assistant production manager | |
| George E. Swink | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Paul Helmick | .... | first assistant director | |
| Robert J. Koster | .... | first assistant director | |
| Richard Lang | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Lloyd R. Apperson | .... | construction foreman | |
| Greg C. Jensen | .... | set construction | |
| Dennis J. Parrish | .... | property master | |
| Craig Binkley | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Ward Preston | .... | assistant art director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| James Corcoran | .... | sound supervisor | |
| Jack Solomon | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Murray Spivack | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Vinton Vernon | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Donald C. Rogers | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| L.B. Abbott | .... | special photographic effects | |
| Art Cruickshank | .... | special photographic effects | |
| Gerald Endler | .... | mechanical effects | |
| Emil Kosa Jr. | .... | special photographic effects (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Phil Adams | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Steven Burnett | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Dick Dial | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jeannie Epper | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Stephanie Epper | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Loren Janes | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Maurice Marks | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| George Sawaya | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Ernst Haas | .... | still photographer | |
| Ronald B. MacKenzie | .... | electrician | |
| Dave Friedman | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Roy H. Wagner | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Courtney Haslam | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Barbara Westerland | .... | wardrobe | |
| Ed Wynigear | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Sati Tooray | .... | colorist | |
Music Department | |||
| Warren Barker | .... | orchestrator | |
| Frank Comstock | .... | orchestrator | |
| Don Costa | .... | orchestrator | |
| Alexander Courage | .... | orchestrator | |
| Lennie Hayton | .... | conductor | |
| Lennie Hayton | .... | orchestrator | |
| Philip J. Lang | .... | orchestrator | |
| Jack Latimer | .... | music arranger: choral | |
| Joseph Lipman | .... | orchestrator | |
| Robert Mayer | .... | music editor | |
| Lionel Newman | .... | conductor | |
| Herbert W. Spencer | .... | orchestrator (as Herbert Spencer) | |
| Kenneth Wannberg | .... | music editor | |
| Douglas O. Williams | .... | music mixer | |
Other crew | |||
| George Eckert | .... | dialogue coach | |
| Shelah Hackett | .... | assistant choreographer | |
| Mollie Kent | .... | script supervisor | |
| Michael Kidd | .... | choreographer | |
| Marvin Laird | .... | dance arranger | |
| Patricia Newcomb | .... | unit publicist | |
| Randee Lynne Jensen | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
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This film was certainly beautiful to look at and listen to. I was lucky to see it in 70 mm during its initial roadshow release. It was one of the few movies to have the negative actually filmed in 70 mm, rather than having the standard 35 mm merely blown up to 70 mm for the roadshow. "The Sound of Music" was another picture originally filmed in 70 mm, and we all know how beautiful the cinematography was in that. Sadly, the high cost of 70 mm has essentially ended the use of that type of film format.
"Hello, Dolly!" deserved the Oscars it won, such as musical direction, sound, and art direction-set design. About 15 years ago I stopped in the riverside village of Garrison, New York, to see where it was partially filmed. The real building that was adapted into Vandergelder's Hay & Feed was still there at the time, and "Vandergelder" was etched on the window pane from its use in the film. The bridge over the railway tracks is still there.
As much as I like the film as a whole, it does have some problems that could have been easily corrected. The early scene with Walter Matthau and Tommy Tune arguing over Ermengarde is overly dramatic and simply too theatrical. It might have been fine on Broadway, but the genre of cinema requires a bit of toning down. I blame this purely on Gene Kelly, the director, who should have known better. He is the one who is supposed to sense the pacing and delivery of lines. I get the impression he was trying to speed things up, knowing that there is a lot to fit into the picture. The screenplay was naturally required to closely follow the original material, but it could have been simplified a bit without sacrificing anything important. An example of this is the endless number of times that the audience is reminded that the main characters are going "to New York" by train. Once was enough.
Still, the music and choreography are superb, and carry the picture. Not everyone in it can sing as beautifully as Barbra Streisand, but it succeeds nonetheless. The number "Put On Your Sunday Clothes" is one of Hollywood's golden moments in terms of production quality. I have seen Carol Channing do the stage version and she was great, but I also feel that Barbra Streisand was perfectly adequate here. She can sing better than Ms. Channing and has real star quality.
If you visit the interesting Hudson River area of New York state, you will be warmly reminded of the scenic beauty in "Hello, Dolly!" Drop by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to take the public tour and you will see the magnificent setting where the final wedding scene was done, minus the church of course.