The Love Match
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| The Love Match | |
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| Directed by | David Paltenghi |
| Written by | Geoffrey Orme (screenplay) Glenn Melvyn (additional dialogue) |
| Based on | play The Love Match by Glenn Melvyn |
| Produced by | Maclean Rogers |
| Starring | Arthur Askey |
| Cinematography | Arthur Grant |
| Edited by | Joseph Sterling |
| Music by | Wilfred Burns |
Production companies | Beaconsfield Productions Group 3 |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
Release date | February 1955 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £174,991 (UK) [1] |
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.[2] 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.[3] A TV spin-off series Love and Kisses, appeared later in 1955.[4]
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 as Mr. Longworth
- 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 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 as Motorist
Release
Box Office
According to the National Film Finance Corporation, the film made a comfortable profit.[5][6]
Critical reception
TV Guide noted a "highly enjoyable farce";[7] while Britmovie called it a "boisterous Lancashire comedy with a rapid succession of old jokes."[8]
References
- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p504
- ^ "The Love Match (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2009-01-18.
- ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. ISBN 9783110951943.
- ^ "Love And Kisses (Cast)". phill.co.uk.
- ^ U.S. MONEY BEHIND 30% OF BRITISH FILMS: Problems for the Board of Trade The Manchester Guardian 4 May 1956: 7
- ^ Harper, Sue; Porter, Vincent (2003). British Cinema of The 1950s The Decline of Deference. Oxford University Press USA. p. 29.
- ^ "The Love Match". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "The Love Match". britmovie.co.uk.
