Ricochet Romance (film)
1954 film
- November 1, 1954 (1954-11-01)
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Ricochet Romance is a 1954 American western comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Marjorie Main, Chill Wills and Alfonso Bedoya. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Its title is derived from the song of the same name, which is also featured in the film. It is also known as The Matchmakers.[1]
Plot
Cast
- Marjorie Main as Pansy Jones
- Chill Wills as Tom Williams
- Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez as Manuel González
- Alfonso Bedoya as Alfredo González
- Rudy Vallee as Worthington Higgenmacher
- Ruth Hampton as Angela Ann Mansfield
- Benay Venuta as Claire Renard
- Rachel Ames as Betsy Williams
- Darryl Hickman as Dave King
- Lee Aaker as Timmy Williams
- Irene Ryan as Miss Clay
- Philip Tonge as Mr. Webster
- Phil Chambers as Mr. Daniels
- Charles Watts as Mr. Harvey
- Marjorie Bennett as Mrs. Harvey
Release and reception
The film premiered in Los Angeles on October 27, 1954.[1]
TV Guide awarded the film 3 out of 5 stars, saying: "The plot is ultra-thin, merely a frame to hang some mild slapstick routines on. This film is little different from Main's other amiable comedies."[2]
References
- ^ a b "Ricochet Romance". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ^ Staff. "Ricochet Romance". TV Guide. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
External links
- Ricochet Romance at IMDb
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Films directed by Charles Lamont
- Tomorrow's Youth (1934)
- Sons of Steel (1934)
- The Curtain Falls (1934)
- A Shot in the Dark (1935)
- False Pretenses (1935)
- One Run Elmer (1935)
- The Dark Hour (1936)
- Below the Deadline (1936)
- Bulldog Edition (1936)
- August Weekend (1936)
- Wallaby Jim of the Islands (1937)
- International Crime (1938)
- Slander House (1938)
- Shadows Over Shanghai (1938)
- Cipher Bureau (1938)
- Long Shot (1939)
- Pride of the Navy (1939)
- Verbena Tragica (1939)
- Little Accident (1939)
- Oh Johnny, How You Can Love (1940)
- Sandy Is a Lady (1940)
- Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! (1940)
- Give Us Wings (1940)
- San Antonio Rose (1941)
- Road Agent (1941)
- Sing Another Chorus (1941)
- Moonlight in Hawaii (1941)
- Melody Lane (1941)
- Don't Get Personal (1942)
- Almost Married (1942)
- You're Telling Me (1942)
- Hi, Neighbor (1942)
- Get Hep to Love (1942)
- When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942)
- It Comes Up Love (1943)
- Mister Big (1943)
- Hit the Ice (1943)
- Fired Wife (1943)
- Top Man (1943)
- Chip Off the Old Block (1944)
- Her Primitive Man (1944)
- The Merry Monahans (1944)
- Bowery to Broadway (1944)
- Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
- That's the Spirit (1945)
- Frontier Gal (1946)
- The Runaround (1946)
- Slave Girl (1947)
- The Untamed Breed (1948)
- Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
- Bagdad (1949)
- Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
- I Was a Shoplifter (1950)
- Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950)
- Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
- Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
- Flame of Araby (1951)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
- Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1953)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
- Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)
- Ricochet Romance (1954)
- Untamed Heiress (1954)
- Carolina Cannonball (1955)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
- Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
- The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)
- Francis in the Haunted House (1956)
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