''The Love Match'' is a 1955 British black and white

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directed by David Paltenghi and starring

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, Glenn Melvyn,

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and

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. 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. A TV spin-off series ''Love and Kisses'', appeared later in 1955.

Cast

as Bill Brown * Glenn Melvyn as Wally Binns *

as Sal Brown *

as Rose Brown * James Kenney as Percy Brown * Edward Chapman as Mr. Longworth * Danny Ross as Alf Hall *

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as Mr. Muddlecombe *

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as Vera *

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as Emma Binns *

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as Mrs. Entwhistle *

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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 Maurice Harington Kaufmann (29 June 1927 – 21 September 1997) was a British actor of stage, film and television, who specialised in whodunits and horror films, from 1954 to 1981, when he retired. Personal life He was married to Honor Blackm ...

as Harry Longworth * Janet Davies as Motorist

Release

Box Office

According to the

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, the film made a comfortable profit.

Critical reception

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'' noted a "highly enjoyable farce"; while ''Britmovie'' called it a "boisterous

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comedy with a rapid succession of old jokes."

References

External links

* 1955 films 1955 comedy films Films directed by David Paltenghi British comedy films 1950s English-language films 1950s British films British black-and-white films {{1950s-UK-comedy-film-stub