The Wicked Lady
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Initial release | United Kingdom |
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Directors | Leslie Arliss |
Based on | The Life and Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton |
Magdalen King-Hall | |
Screenplay | Leslie Arliss |
Aimée Stuart | |
Gordon Glennon | |
Distributed by | Eagle-Lion Films |
Universal Pictures | |
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ID | 1415245 |
About The Wicked Lady
In 17th-century England, Barbara Worth (Margaret Lockwood) lives a privileged yet humdrum life as the wife of well-heeled landowner Sir Ralph Skelton (Griffith Jones). To stave off boredom, Barbara begins impersonating famed highway robber Capt. Jerry Jackson, stealing precious jewels and valuables from coach passengers. A chance encounter with the actual Jackson (James Mason) propels Barbara into a dangerous double life with potentially lethal consequences. …