The Mating Game Movie Review 1959

A fast-paced comedy about a tax collector, a beautiful girl, and a wily farm couple. Randall is the straitlaced IRS agent who finds out that the farming Larkins have never paid taxes and use a complicated barter system to get along. Randall falls for farm daughter Reynolds, gets drunk with her Pa, and decides to help the family out of their government dilemma--to the dismay of his superiors. Randall has a terrific drunk scene among his many comedic capers and Reynolds is a highlight.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 96 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Screwball Comedy, Politics, Farm Livin', Family Ties, Taxing Situations

Screenplay

William Roberts

Cast

Tony Randall, Debbie Reynolds, Paul Douglas, Una Merkel, Fred Clark, Philip Ober, Charles Lane

Director

George Marshall

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures