The Mating Game (film)
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| The Mating Game | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Marshall |
| Produced by | Philip Barry, Jr. |
| Written by | H.E. Bates (novel) William Roberts |
| Starring | Debbie Reynolds Tony Randall Paul Douglas |
| Release date(s) | April 29, 1959 |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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The Mating Game was an MGM color film made in 1959. It is very loosely based on a British novel, The Darling Buds of May, by H.E. Bates, which was made into a miniseries starring Catherine Zeta-Jones in the role that Debbie Reynolds plays in the 1959 film.
[edit] Plot summary
A young tax collector named Lorenzo Charlton (Tony Randall) is sent by the IRS to the Larkin family farm in Maryland to collect their back taxes, and falls in love with the farmer's daughter, Mariette (Debbie Reynolds).
[edit] Cast
- Tony Randall as Lorenzo Charlton
- Debbie Reynolds as Mariette Larkin
- Paul Douglas as Pop Larkin
- Una Merkel as Ma Larkin
- Fred Clark as Mr. Kelsey
- Philip Ober as Mr. Burnshaw
