The Silken Affair
Directed byRoy Kellino
Written byRobert Lewis Taylor
Story byJohn McCarten
Produced byFred Feldkamp
StarringDavid Niven
CinematographyGilbert Taylor
Edited byRichard Best
Music byPeggy Stuart
Production
company
Dragon Films
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 2 October 1956 (1956-10-02) (London, UK)
  • 2 September 1957 (1957-09-02) (US)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$500,000[1]

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.[2][3] The screenplay concerns an accountant who is creative with his firm's books and uses the money to fund a romantic spree.

Cast

Critical reception

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",[4] 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".[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Dragon Films, Banked by Yank Coin". Variety. 14 March 1956. p. 14.
  2. ↑ "The Silken Affair". 2 September 1957 – via IMDb.
  3. ↑ "The Silken Affair (1956)". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Silken Affair - Film from RadioTimes".
  5. ↑ "The Silken Affair".
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