Part-Time Wife
{{Short description|1961 British film by Max Varnel}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Part-Time Wife
| image = DVD cover for film Part-Time Wife (1961).png
| caption = DVD cover
| director = Max Varnel
| producer = {{ubl|Edward J. Danziger|Harry Lee Danziger}}
| writer = H. M. McCormack
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Anton Rogers|Nyree Dawn Porter}}
| music =
| cinematography = Walter J. Harvey
| editing = John Dunsford
| studio = Danziger Productions
| distributor = British Lion Film Corporation (UK)
| released = {{Film date|1961|12||UK}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Part-Time Wife is a low budget black and white 1961 'B'{{Cite book |last=Chibnall |first=Steve |title=The British 'B' Film |last2=McFarlane |first2=Brian |publisher=BFI/Bloomsbury |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-8445-7319-6 |location=London |pages=94}} British comedy film directed by Max Varnel and starring Anton Rodgers and Nyree Dawn Porter.{{Cite web |title=Part-Time Wife |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150068251 |access-date=27 January 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}} It was written by H. M. McCormack and produced by The Danzigers.
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."{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1962 |title=Part-Time Wife |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305831182/D6DEEB22A821483DPQ/1 |journal=The Monthly Film Bulletin |volume=29 |issue=336 |pages=24 |id={{ProQuest|1305831182}}}}
The Radio Times gave the film two out of five stars, writing, "competent performances fail to add sparkle to the tired plot."{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/k9yn8/part-time-wife|title=Part-Time Wife|author=Dick Fiddy|work=RadioTimes}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0055280}}
- [http://www.myreviewer.com/DVD/164580/Part-Time-Wife/164673/Review-by-Stuart-McLean Review] at myreviewer.com
{{The Danzigers}}
Category:1960s English-language films
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