Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1959 · 1h 36m

The Mating Game

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Director
George Marshall
Cast
Debbie Reynolds as Mariette Larkin Tony Randall as Lorenzo Charlton Paul Douglas as Pop Larkin Fred Clark as Oliver Kelsey Una Merkel as Ma Larkin Philip Ober as Wendell Burnshaw
Crew
Robert J. Bronner — Director of Photography John McSweeney Jr. — Editor Jeff Alexander — Original Music Composer William Roberts — Screenplay H. E. Bates — Novel Philip Barry Jr. — Producer
Tagline

Filmed on location in the haystack!

Synopsis

Tax collector Lorenzo Charlton comes to the Larkins' farm to ask why Pop Larkins hasn't paid his back taxes. Charlton has to stay for a day to try to estimate the income from the farm, but it isn't easy to calculate when the farmer has such a lovely daughter.

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Mood & Themes
marylandtaxestax inspectorfarm lifetax collectorrural area
Key Collaborators
George Marshall Director Robert J. Bronner Director of Photography John McSweeney Jr. Editor Jeff Alexander Original Music Composer William Roberts Screenplay H. E. Bates Novel Philip Barry Jr. Producer Helen Rose Costume Design
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