Part-Time Wife
1961 British film by Max Varnel
- Edward J. Danziger
- Harry Lee Danziger
- Anton Rogers
- Nyree Dawn Porter
Production
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Danziger Productions
Release date
- December 1961 (1961-12) (UK)
Running time
Part-Time Wife is a low budget black and white 1961 'B'[1] British comedy film directed by Max Varnel and starring Anton Rodgers and Nyree Dawn Porter.[2]
Plot
Footloose and fancy-free bachelor Drew needs to find a wife to impress a visiting rich uncle. The uncle has made it clear Drew will only inherit his business when he's married and respectable. Drew's friends Tom and Jenny agree to help him out by allowing Jenny to pose as his wife. Tom is a struggling insurance salesman, and Drew promises him a big insurance deal to add incentive. Farcical complications ensue.
Cast
- Anton Rodgers as Tom
- Nyree Dawn Porter as Jenny
- Kenneth J. Warren as Drew
- Henry McCarthy as Whitworth
- Mark Singleton as detective
- Neil Hallett as detective
- Susan Richards as Miss Aukland
- Raymond Rollett as Barnsdale
- June Cunningham as Blonde
- Dudy Nimmo as Miss Fallon
- Anna Gerber as receptionist
- Jan Conrad as bartender
- Alan Browning as Police Sergeant
- Max Butterfield as Joe
- George Roderick as Al
- Michael Peake as Phil
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Anton Rodgers is engaging enough as the harassed husband, but in general the cast can do little with this dog-eared farce, which lacks any kind of effervescence."[3]
The Radio Times gave the film two out of five stars, writing, "competent performances fail to add sparkle to the tired plot."[4]
References
- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Part-Time Wife". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Part-Time Wife". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 29 (336): 24. 1 January 1962 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Dick Fiddy. "Part-Time Wife". RadioTimes.
External links
- Part-Time Wife at IMDb
- Part-Time Wife then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets
- Review at myreviewer.com
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- So Young, So Bad (1950)
- St. Benny the Dip (1951)
- Babes in Bagdad (1952)
- Devil Girl from Mars (1954)
- Star of My Night (1954)
- Alias John Preston (1955)
- Satellite in the Sky (1956)
- Three Crooked Men (1957)
- The Betrayal (1957)
- The Depraved (1957)
- Operation Murder (1957)
- Son of a Stranger (1957)
- Three Sundays to Live (1957)
- High Jump (1958)
- Innocent Meeting (1958)
- Links of Justice (1958)
- Moment of Indiscretion (1958)
- No Safety Ahead (1958)
- On the Run (1958)
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- The Great Van Robbery (1958)
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- The Child and the Killer (1959)
- Crash Drive (1959)
- Date at Midnight (1959)
- Man Accused (1959)
- Top Floor Girl (1959)
- Web of Suspicion (1959)
- Date at Midnight (1959)
- Woman's Temptation (1959)
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- Escort for Hire (1960)
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- Transatlantic (1960)
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- The Gentle Terror (1961)
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