The Love Match - Revision history

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	\| gross = £174,991 (UK) <ref>Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', ''Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television'', Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p504</ref>		\| gross = £174,991 (UK) <ref>Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', ''Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television'', Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p504</ref>
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	'''''The Love Match''''' is a 1955 British [[w:black and white\|black and white]] [[w:comedy film\|comedy film]] directed by [[w:David Paltenghi\|David Paltenghi]] and starring [[Arthur Askey]], Glenn Melvyn, [[Thora Hird]] and [[Shirley Eaton]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/40880\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118225049/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/40880\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2009-01-18\|title=The Love Match (1955)\|work=BFI}}</ref> A football-mad [[railway engine]] driver and his fireman are desperate to get back in time to see a match. It was based on the 1953 play by Glenn Melvyn, one of the stars of the film.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&q=guide+to+literary+sources+in+film+the+love+match&pg=PA322\|title=The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film\|isbn=9783110951943\|last1=Goble\|first1=Alan\|date=8 September 2011}}</ref> A TV spin-off series [[Love and Kisses (TV series)\|''Love and Kisses'']], appeared later in 1955.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/kisses/cast.html\|title=Love And Kisses (Cast)\|work=phill.co.uk}}</ref>		'''''The Love Match''''' is a 1955 British [[w:black and white\|black and white]] [[w:comedy film\|comedy film]] directed by [[w:David Paltenghi\|David Paltenghi]] and starring [[Arthur Askey]], Glenn Melvyn, [[Thora Hird]] and [[Shirley Eaton]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/40880\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118225049/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/40880\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2009-01-18\|title=The Love Match (1955)\|work=BFI}}</ref> A football-mad [[w:railway engine\|railway engine]] driver and his fireman are desperate to get back in time to see a match. It was based on the 1953 play by Glenn Melvyn, one of the stars of the film.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&q=guide+to+literary+sources+in+film+the+love+match&pg=PA322\|title=The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film\|isbn=9783110951943\|last1=Goble\|first1=Alan\|date=8 September 2011}}</ref> A TV spin-off series [[w:Love and Kisses (TV series)\|''Love and Kisses'']], appeared later in 1955.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/kisses/cast.html\|title=Love And Kisses (Cast)\|work=phill.co.uk}}</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==

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	\| image = "The_Love_Match"_(1955).jpg		\| image = "The_Love_Match"_(1955).jpg
	\| caption = British quad poster		\| caption = British quad poster
	\| director = [[David Paltenghi]]		\| director = [[w:David Paltenghi\|David Paltenghi]]
	\| producer = [[Maclean Rogers]]		\| producer = [[w:Maclean Rogers\|Maclean Rogers]]
	\| writer = [[Geoffrey Orme]] (screenplay)<br>Glenn Melvyn (additional dialogue)		\| writer = [[w:Geoffrey Orme\|Geoffrey Orme]] (screenplay)<br>Glenn Melvyn (additional dialogue)
	\| based_on = play ''The Love Match'' by Glenn Melvyn		\| based_on = play ''The Love Match'' by Glenn Melvyn
	\| starring = [[Arthur Askey]]		\| starring = [[Arthur Askey]]
	\| music = [[Wilfred Burns]]		\| music = [[w:Wilfred Burns\|Wilfred Burns]]
	\| cinematography = [[Arthur Grant (cinematographer)\|Arthur Grant]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Arthur Grant (cinematographer)\|Arthur Grant]]
	\| editing = Joseph Sterling		\| editing = Joseph Sterling
	\| studio = Beaconsfield Productions<br>[[Group 3 Films\|Group 3]]		\| studio = Beaconsfield Productions<br>[[w:Group 3 Films\|Group 3]]
	\| distributor = [[British Lion Films]]		\| distributor = [[w:British Lion Films\|British Lion Films]]
	\| released = February 1955		\| released = February 1955
	\| runtime = 85 minutes		\| runtime = 85 minutes
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	\| gross = £174,991 (UK) <ref>Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', ''Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television'', Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p504</ref>		\| gross = £174,991 (UK) <ref>Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', ''Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television'', Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p504</ref>
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	'''''The Love Match''''' is a 1955 British [[black and white]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[David Paltenghi]] and starring [[Arthur Askey]], Glenn Melvyn, [[Thora Hird]] and [[Shirley Eaton]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/40880\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118225049/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/40880\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2009-01-18\|title=The Love Match (1955)\|work=BFI}}</ref> A football-mad [[railway engine]] driver and his fireman are desperate to get back in time to see a match. It was based on the 1953 play by Glenn Melvyn, one of the stars of the film.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&q=guide+to+literary+sources+in+film+the+love+match&pg=PA322\|title=The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film\|isbn=9783110951943\|last1=Goble\|first1=Alan\|date=8 September 2011}}</ref> A TV spin-off series [[Love and Kisses (TV series)\|''Love and Kisses'']], appeared later in 1955.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/kisses/cast.html\|title=Love And Kisses (Cast)\|work=phill.co.uk}}</ref>		'''''The Love Match''''' is a 1955 British [[w:black and white\|black and white]] [[w:comedy film\|comedy film]] directed by [[w:David Paltenghi\|David Paltenghi]] and starring [[Arthur Askey]], Glenn Melvyn, [[Thora Hird]] and [[Shirley Eaton]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/40880\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118225049/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/40880\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2009-01-18\|title=The Love Match (1955)\|work=BFI}}</ref> A football-mad [[railway engine]] driver and his fireman are desperate to get back in time to see a match. It was based on the 1953 play by Glenn Melvyn, one of the stars of the film.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&q=guide+to+literary+sources+in+film+the+love+match&pg=PA322\|title=The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film\|isbn=9783110951943\|last1=Goble\|first1=Alan\|date=8 September 2011}}</ref> A TV spin-off series [[Love and Kisses (TV series)\|''Love and Kisses'']], appeared later in 1955.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/kisses/cast.html\|title=Love And Kisses (Cast)\|work=phill.co.uk}}</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Love Match
| image = "The_Love_Match"_(1955).jpg
| caption = British quad poster
| director = [[David Paltenghi]]
| producer = [[Maclean Rogers]]
| writer = [[Geoffrey Orme]] (screenplay)<br>Glenn Melvyn (additional dialogue)
| based_on = play ''The Love Match'' by Glenn Melvyn
| starring = [[Arthur Askey]]
| music = [[Wilfred Burns]]
| cinematography = [[Arthur Grant (cinematographer)|Arthur Grant]]
| editing = Joseph Sterling
| studio = Beaconsfield Productions<br>[[Group 3 Films|Group 3]]
| distributor = [[British Lion Films]]
| released = February 1955
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| gross = £174,991 (UK) <ref>Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', ''Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television'', Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p504</ref>
}}
'''''The Love Match''''' is a 1955 British [[black and white]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[David Paltenghi]] and starring [[Arthur Askey]], Glenn Melvyn, [[Thora Hird]] and [[Shirley Eaton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/40880|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118225049/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/40880|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-18|title=The Love Match (1955)|work=BFI}}</ref> A football-mad [[railway engine]] driver and his fireman are desperate to get back in time to see a match. It was based on the 1953 play by Glenn Melvyn, one of the stars of the film.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&q=guide+to+literary+sources+in+film+the+love+match&pg=PA322|title=The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film|isbn=9783110951943|last1=Goble|first1=Alan|date=8 September 2011}}</ref> A TV spin-off series [[Love and Kisses (TV series)|''Love and Kisses'']], appeared later in 1955.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/kisses/cast.html|title=Love And Kisses (Cast)|work=phill.co.uk}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Arthur Askey]] as Bill Brown
* Glenn Melvyn as Wally Binns
* [[Thora Hird]] as Sal Brown
* [[Shirley Eaton]] as Rose Brown
* James Kenney as Percy Brown
* [[Edward Chapman (actor)|Edward Chapman]] as Mr. Longworth
* [[Danny Ross (actor)|Danny Ross]] as Alf Hall
* [[Robb Wilton]] as Mr. Muddlecombe
* [[Anthea Askey]] as Vera
* [[Patricia Hayes]] as Emma Binns
* [[Iris Vandeleur]] as Mrs. Entwhistle
* [[William Franklyn]] as Arthur Ford
* [[Leonard Williams (actor)|Leonard Williams]] as Aggressive Man
* [[Peter Swanwick]] as Mr. Hall
* Dorothy Blythe as Waitress
* Reginald Hearne as Police Constable Wilfred
* [[Maurice Kaufmann]] as Harry Longworth
*[[Janet Davies (actress)|Janet Davies]] as Motorist

==Release==
===Box Office===
According to the [[National Film Finance Corporation]], the film made a comfortable profit.<ref>U.S. MONEY BEHIND 30% OF BRITISH FILMS: Problems for the Board of Trade
The Manchester Guardian 4 May 1956: 7</ref><ref name="sue">{{cite book|title=British Cinema of The 1950s The Decline of Deference|first1=Sue|last1= Harper|first2=Vincent|last2= Porter|publisher=Oxford University Press USA|year=2003|page=29}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
''[[TV Guide]]'' noted a "highly enjoyable farce";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-love-match/review/104824/|title=The Love Match|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref> while ''Britmovie'' called it a "boisterous [[Lancashire]] comedy with a rapid succession of old jokes."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/The-Love-Match_1955/|title=The Love Match|work=britmovie.co.uk}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0179950}}

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