The Mating Game Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

Released Date

April 29, 1959

Distributor

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Genre

Comedy

Cast

Debbie Reynolds, Tony Randall, William Smith, Una Merkel, Charles Lane, Paul Douglas, Addison Powell

1932-2016

Debbie Reynolds

as Mariette Larkin

1920-2004

Tony Randall

as Lorenzo Charlton

William Smith

as Barney

1903-1986

Una Merkel

as Ma Larkin

1905-2007

Charles Lane

as Inspector General Bigelow

1907-1959

Paul Douglas

as Pop Larkin

1921-2010

Addison Powell

as David De Groot

About The Mating Game

About

An uptight IRS man goes to investigate why a rural family refuses to pay their taxes, but after falling for the family's daughter, the man helps the family find a legal loophole.

Trivia

The film is based on the novel The Darling Buds of May by H. E. Bates. The film was shot in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in Culver City, California.