The Love Match
| The Love Match | |
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British quad poster
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| Directed by | David Paltenghi |
| Produced by | Maclean Rogers |
| Written by |
Geoffrey Orme (screenplay) Glenn Melvyn (additional dialogue) |
| Based on | play The Love Match by Glenn Melvyn |
| Starring | Arthur Askey |
| Music by | Wilfred Burns |
| Cinematography | Arthur Grant |
| Edited by | Joseph Sterling |
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Production
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Beaconsfield Productions
Group 3 |
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Release date
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February 1955 |
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Running time
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85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £174,991 (UK) |
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. Two football-mad railway engine drivers 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. A TV spin-off series Love and Kisses, appeared later in 1955.
According to the National Film Finance Corporation, the film made a comfortable profit.
TV Guide noted a "highly enjoyable farce"; while Britmovie called it a "boisterous Lancashire comedy with a rapid succession of old jokes."
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