Sex and the Other Woman

Sex and the Other Woman
Sex and the Other Woman
	Theatrical release quad poster
Directed by	Stanley A. Long
Written by	Adrien Reid
Produced by	Barry Jacobs; Stanley A. Long
Starring	Richard Wattis
Cinematography	Michael Boultbee
Edited by	N.C.S.
Music by	Pat Ryan; Jacky Tayler
Production; company	Salon Productions
Distributed by	Salon Productions
Release date	30 December 1972;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Sex and the Other Woman (also known as The Other Woman) is a 1972 British sex comedy film directed by Stanley A. Long, presented by Richard Wattis.^[1] It was written by Adrien Reid and comprises a quartet of stories on the subject of adultery.

Plot

Following a short opening sequence in which a henpecked husband finds relief from his wife's nagging by employing the use of a sex doll, the film's presenter tells a quartet of stories concerning adultery and infidelity. The first concerns Lisa, a flirty miniskirted office secretary, who seduces married fellow office worker Chris The second story involves Liz, a gold-digging model, who becomes involved with a married and rich tennis player, including seducing him in his private jet, and then leaves him when his divorce from his wife Flora leaves him penniless. In the third story Guy, a middle-aged man, is seduced by his daughter Louise's eighteen-year-old schoolfriend Sarah when he offers to paint her portrait. The fourth story involves cheating husband Ted whose affair with his wife's best friend results in him sharing a house with both his wife and his mistress.

Cast

Richard Wattis as presenter
Maggie Wright as Liz
Jane Cardew as Lisa
Felicity Devonshire as Sarah
Bartlett Mullins as Henry
Peter Dunn as Chris
Anthony Bailey as Reggie
Raymond Young as Guy
Max Mason as Ted
Louise Pajo as Shirley
Margaret Burton as Flora
Peggy Ann Clifford as Henry's wife
Jeremy Nicholas as Arthur
Louise Rush as Louise
Mary Barclay as Cynthia
Barbara Meale as Barbara
Kay Adrian as Flora's friend
Barbara Wendy as Sally
Gordon Gale as Arnold
Gillian Brown as Sue
Anthony Howard as Managing Director
Stacey Davies as Kershaw
Olive Mercer as fleaner
Stella Tanner as mother-in-law

Critical reception

Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Four tales of adultery, thematically linked by the energy and sexual initiative attributed to Other Women of all ages and sizes. Any hopes aroused by Richard Wattis' sardonic presentation that Sex and the Other Woman may prove less formulary than rival 'sex surveys' are dashed as soon as the first episode creaks its cumbersomely plotted way to some predictably inexplicit scenes of love-making. The film makes the usual comic capital out of sexual guilt – hasty copulation on the office couch, speeded-up motion as the characters hurriedly don their clothes after infidelity – while elsewhere script, direction and acting prove equally unconvincing."^[2]

References

^ "Sex and the Other Woman". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ "Sex and the Other Woman". Monthly Film Bulletin. 40 (468): 35. 1973 – via ProQuest.