The Wicked Lady
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| The Wicked Lady | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Leslie Arliss |
| Produced by | R.J. Minney |
| Written by | Leslie Arliss |
| Starring | Margaret Lockwood James Mason Patricia Roc Griffith Jones Michael Rennie Felix Aylmer |
| Music by | Hans May |
| Cinematography | Jack E. Cox |
| Editing by | Terence Fisher |
| Distributed by | UK Eagle-Lion Distributors Limited -USA- Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 15, 1945 |
| Running time | 104 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
| IMDb profile | |
- For the highwaywoman believed to be the "Wicked Lady", see Lady Katherine Ferrers
The Wicked Lady was a 1945 film starring Margaret Lockwood in the title role as a woman marrying into nobility (Barbara Worth aka Lady Barbara Skelton) who turns to highway robbery for enjoyment, and to repay gambling debts.
James Mason also starred as her lover, Captain Jerry Jackson and Griffith Jones as her husband, the local magistrate Sir Ralph Skelton.
The story was based upon events surrounding the life of Katherine Ferrers, the wife of the major landowner in Markyate on the main London - Birmingham road.
The film was made at Gainsborough Studios in London.
It was loosely remade by Michael Winner in 1983 starring Faye Dunaway and Alan Bates, but failed at the box office.
With an estimated 18.4 million cinema admissions the film is the ninth most popular film ever in the UK placing it between modern hits Titanic and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
