''Part-Time Wife'' is a low budget
black and white
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Media
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1961 British comedy film.
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
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Anton Rodgers
Anthony "Anton" Rodgers (10 January 1933 – 1 December 2007) was an English actor and occasional director. He performed on stage, in film, in television dramas and sitcoms. He starred in several sitcoms, including ''Fresh Fields'' (ITV, ...
as Tom
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Nyree Dawn Porter
Nyree Dawn Porter OBE (born Ngaire Dawn Porter; 22 January 1936 – 10 April 2001) was a New Zealand–British actress.
Early life and career
Porter was born in Napier, New Zealand in 1936. Her first professional work was touring with the Ne ...
as Jenny
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Kenneth J. Warren
Kenneth John Warren (25 September 1929 – 27 August 1973) was an Australian actor.
Bald and heavily built, Warren went to North Sydney Boys High School. He started acting in 1949.
He emigrated to the UK in the late 1950s, after appearing in t ...
as Drew
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Henry McCarthy
Henry may refer to:
People
*Henry (given name)
*Henry (surname)
* Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry
Royalty
* Portuguese royalty
** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal
** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...
as Whitworth
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Mark Singleton as Detective
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Neil Hallett
Neil Hallett (born John W. Neil; 30 June 1924 – 5 December 2004) was a Belgian-born English actor. His stage name was taken from a combination of his proper surname, Neil, and his grandmother's maiden name, Hallet.
He appeared in many Briti ...
as Detective
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Susan Richards as Miss Aukland
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Raymond Rollett
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as Barnsdale
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June Cunningham as Blonde
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Dudy Nimmo as Miss Fallon
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Anna Gerber as Receptionist
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Jan Conrad as Bartender
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Alan Browning
Alan Brown (23 March 1926 – 7 September 1979), known professionally as Alan Browning, was an English actor. He is best remembered for portraying Alan Howard in the television series ''Coronation Street'', a role he played from 1969 to 1973. H ...
as Police Sergeant
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Max Butterfield as Joe
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George Roderick
George H. Roderick (February 22, 1900 – February 19, 1982) was an official in the United States Department of the Army during the Eisenhower Administration.
Biography
Roderick was educated at the University of Michigan, where he wrote the music ...
as Al
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Michael Peake
Michael may refer to:
People
* Michael (given name), a given name
* Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael
Given name "Michael"
* Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian an ...
as Phil
Critical reception
The ''
Radio Times
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'' gave the film two out of five stars, writing, "competent performances fail to add sparkle to the tired plot", while ''myreviewer.com'' wrote, "whilst you won’t laugh aloud, it’ll certainly raise a warm smile. It’s also a great little time-capsule to what looks and feels like a completely different world."
References
External links
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1961 films
1961 comedy films
British comedy films
1960s English-language films
1960s British films
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