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  • The Mating Game (1959)
  • Passed
    96 min | Comedy, Romance
The Mating Game (1959)
Passed
96 min | Comedy, Romance

An uptight IRS agent is ordered to investigate a rural family in debt to the government...but the family - including lovely daughter Mariette - help him loosen up.
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Director
Writers
William Roberts (screen play by) | H.E. Bates (based on the novel "The Darling Buds of May" by)
Producer
Philip Barry Jr. (produced by)
Composer
Cinematographer
Robert J. Bronner (as Robert Bronner)
Editor
John McSweeney Jr. (as John McSweeney)
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Release date
Apr 29, 1959 (United States)

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Cast

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42 cast members
Name Known for
Debbie Reynolds
Mariette Larkin Mariette Larkin   See fewer
Tony Randall
Lorenzo Charlton Lorenzo Charlton   See fewer
Paul Douglas
Pop Larkin Pop Larkin   See fewer
Fred Clark
Oliver Kelsey Oliver Kelsey   See fewer
Una Merkel
Ma Larkin Ma Larkin   See fewer
Philip Ober
Wendell Burnshaw Wendell Burnshaw   See fewer
Philip Coolidge
Rev. Osgood Rev. Osgood   See fewer
Charles Lane
Inspector General Bigelow Inspector General Bigelow   See fewer
Trevor Bardette
Chief Guthrie Chief Guthrie   See fewer
William Smith
Barney (as Bill Smith) Barney (as Bill Smith)   See fewer
Addison Powell
DeGroot DeGroot   See fewer
Rickey Murray
Lee Larkin Lee Larkin   See fewer
Donald Losby
Grant Larkin Grant Larkin   See fewer
Cheryl Bailey
Victoria Larkin Victoria Larkin   See fewer
Caryl Bailey
Susan Larkin Susan Larkin   See fewer
Robert Carson
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Gordon Carveth
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Coogan
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Oliver Cross
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Franklyn Farnum
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Warren Frost
Secretary (uncredited) Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
James Gonzalez
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph J. Greene
Official (uncredited) Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Stuart Hall
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Hickman
Fleeing Office Worker (uncredited) Fleeing Office Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Loren Janes
Sherm (uncredited) Sherm (uncredited)   See fewer
Virgil Johansen
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl M. Leviness
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
James Maloney
Arbuthnot (uncredited) Arbuthnot (uncredited)   See fewer
Gregg Martell
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Owen McGiveney
Brigadier (uncredited) Brigadier (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank McLure
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Carlyle Mitchell
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Forbes Murray
Townsman Running from Fire (uncredited) Townsman Running from Fire (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Postal
Middle-Aged Man (uncredited) Middle-Aged Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Rapport
Office Worker (uncredited) Office Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
J. Lewis Smith
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Victor
Ogelthorpe (uncredited) Ogelthorpe (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Walker
Servant (uncredited) Servant (uncredited)   See fewer
John Warburton
Marshall (uncredited) Marshall (uncredited)   See fewer
Camille Williams
Luisa (uncredited) Luisa (uncredited)   See fewer
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