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 |
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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 of the same name by Glenn Melvyn, one of the stars of the film.[3] A TV spin-off series, Love and Kisses, appeared later in 1955.[4]