The Durant Affair

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The Durant Affair
The Durant Affair film Theatrical release poster (1952).png
UK theatrical release poster
Directed by Godfrey Grayson
Story byEldon Howard
Produced byPhilip Elton
Starring Jane Griffiths
Conrad Phillips
Nigel Green
Cinematography Lionel Banes
Edited byJohn Dunsford
Release date
  • 1962 (1962)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Durant Affair is a 1962 British 'B' [1] drama film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Jane Griffiths, Conrad Phillips and Nigel Green. [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

A will is contested in court after a fortune is granted to an unexpected heiress.

Cast

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Undramatic, repetitive courtroom melodrama with one or two sound performances but little else to recommend it." [4]

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References

  1. Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 96. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. "The Durant Affair". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  3. "The Durant Affair (1962) | BFI". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  4. "The Durant Affair". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 29 (336): 80. 1 January 1962 via ProQuest.