| 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]
- ^ 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 18 January 2009.
- ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. ISBN 9783110951943.
- ^ "Love And Kisses (Cast)". phill.co.uk.