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1954 film

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Ricochet Romance
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Charles Lamont
Written by	Kay Lenard
Produced by	Robert Arthur Richard Wilson
Starring	Marjorie Main Chill Wills Alfonso Bedoya Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Rudy Vallee
Cinematography	George Robinson
Edited by	Frank Ware
Music by	Joseph Gershenson
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 1, 1954 (1954-11-01)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

Plot

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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.

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."

References

^ "Ricochet Romance". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
Staff. "Ricochet Romance". TV Guide. Retrieved May 26, 2016.

External links

Ricochet Romance at IMDb

v t e 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)

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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