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The Mating Game (1959)

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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 ... See full summary »

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Oliver Kelsey
Una Merkel ...
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Wendell Burnshaw
Philip Coolidge ...
Rev. Osgood
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Inspector General Bigelow
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Chief Guthrie
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Addison Powell ...
David De Groot
Rickey Murray ...
Lee Larkin
Donald Losby ...
Grant Larkin
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Caryl Bailey ...
Susan Larkin
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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, Mariette... Written by Mattias Thuresson

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Filmed on location in the haystack! See more »

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Comedy | Romance

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October 1959 (Austria)  »

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Engel unter Sündern  »

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Sidney 'Pop' Larkin: A gentleman always feels better after a little outing!
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Referenced in Hollywoodland (2006) See more »

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"I've Got You Under My Skin"
Written by Cole Porter
Sung by Tony Randall
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just turn off your brain and enjoy!
26 March 2006 | by (Bradenton, Florida) – See all my reviews

If you are the sort of person looking for a realistic film or one with a strong and believable plot, then this film is NOT for you. Nope--you'll hate it. However, for those who like sweet, slightly screwball comedies, then you'll have a nice time watching this slight film.

Tony Randall works for the IRS and he investigates a very nice farmer who never realized he needed to file an income tax return. However hard he tries to convince them of the seriousness of his visit, everyone in the family is thrilled to have company. They dote on him and treat him like one of the family,...and have plans on getting him hitched to their daughter, Debbie Reynolds. That's really about all the plot there is. But the film gets high marks for a fun script and decent acting. A really nice little curio from the late 1950s.


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