The Love Match
| 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 |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £174,991 (UK) |
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. 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. A TV spin-off series, Love and Kisses, appeared later in 1955.