The Mating Game (film)

The Mating Game
theatrical poster
Directed byGeorge Marshall
Written byWilliam Roberts
Based onThe Darling Buds of May
1958 novel
by H. E. Bates
Produced byPhilip Barry, Jr.
StarringDebbie Reynolds
Tony Randall
Paul Douglas
Fred Clark
Una Merkel
CinematographyRobert J. Bronner
Edited byJohn McSweeney, Jr.
Music byJeff Alexander
Production
company
Release date
  • April 29, 1959 (1959-04-29) (U.S.)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$867,000[1]
Box office$3,925,000[1][2]

The Mating Game is a 1959 American comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Debbie Reynolds, Tony Randall and, in his final film role, Paul Douglas. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Reynolds sings the title song during the opening credits. The film was written by William Roberts and very loosely based on the 1958 British novel, The Darling Buds of May by H. E. Bates, which was later adapted into a more faithful 1991–1993 British miniseries, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones in the role that Reynolds plays in the film.

  1. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ US and Canada take see "1959: Probable Domestic Take", Variety, 6 January 1960 p 34