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The Silken Affair

The Silken Affair
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Directed by Roy Kellino
Produced by Fred Feldkamp
Written by Robert Lewis Taylor
Story by John McCarten
Starring David Niven
Music by Peggy Stuart
Cinematography Gilbert Taylor
Edited by Richard Best
Production
company
Dragon Films
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures (UK)
Distributors Corporation of America (US)
Release date
  • 2 October 1956 (1956-10-02) (London, UK)
  • 2 September 1957 (1957-09-02) (US)
Running time
96 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Silken Affair is a 1956 British romantic comedy film directed by Roy Kellino and starring David Niven, Geneviève Page, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Joan Sims, Irene Handl and Ronald Squire. An accountant is creative with his firm's books and uses the money to fund a romantic spree.

In the Radio Times, David McGillivray called it a "frivolous romantic comedy," in which, "the theme was exploited much more effectively 20 years later in Jonathan Demme's Something Wild." while TV Guide wrote, "This film tries to be a light, stylish British comedy in the sophisticated manner that is one of Britain's best exports; however, the plot is too implausible and the script doesn't give the actors much to work with. The direction compensates somewhat in a handsome looking production. The cast does give it their all, with Niven in his usual witty performance and international leading lady Page as the love interest, winning kudos from the critics for her debut in English films".



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