Three Spare Wives

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Three Spare Wives
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Directed by Ernest Morris
Written by Eldon Howard
Based onoriginal play by Talbot Rothwell
Produced byRalph Goddard
Starring Robin Hunter
Susan Stephen
John Hewer
Cinematography Walter J. Harvey
Edited by Peter Pitt
Production
company
Danziger Productions Ltd
Distributed by United Artists (UK)
Release date
  • January 1962 (1962-01)(UK)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Three Spare Wives is a 1962 British comedy film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Susan Stephen, John Hewer, Robin Hunter. [1] [2] [3] It was based on a play by Talbot Rothwell. [4]

Contents

Plot

On the death of his Arabian uncle, George inherits three wives. Problems ensue with his existing wife Susan as well as with the British Foreign Office.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Story and presentation are in the worst old-time tradition of theatrical films, for all the world like a left-over from the early Thirties. The acting is weak, and none of the cast seem at ease (understandably, in view of the material), with the exception of Ferdy Mayne who enjoys himself doing a pseudo-Sellers act as an Eshramese diplomat." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Three Spare Wives". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | THREE SPARE WIVES (1962)". 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Three Spare Wives (1961) - Ernest Morris | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  4. ↑ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Three Spare Wives". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 29 (336): 141. 1 January 1962 – via ProQuest.
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