Part-Time Wife

Part-Time Wife

1961 · 67 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy

Insurance salesman Tom and his wife Jenny are struggling through the first years of marriage in a modest flat, on Tom's even more modest salary. By contrast Drew, Tom's old army pal, is a footloose bachelor currently running a car-hire firm owned by his rich uncle, who lives in Canada. Since Drew's uncle makes it clear that his nephew will only inherit the business when he's a respectable married man, his upcoming visit throws Drew into a panic. Having taken a fancy to the vivacious Jenny, Drew persuades her to masquerade as his wife – an arrangement that leads the trio into some highly complicated situations!

Directed by Max Varnel · Written by Mark Grantham

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Anton Rodgers Tom Briggs
Nyree Dawn Porter Jenny Briggs
Kenneth J. Warren Drew Tierney
Henry McCarty Charles Whitworth
Mark Singleton Detective
Susan Richards Miss Aukland
Raymond Rollett Barnsdale
June Cunningham Blonde
Alan Browning Police Sergeant
Max Butterfield Joe
Jan Conrad Bartender
Anna Gerber Receptionist

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