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The Durant Affair

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The Durant Affair
UK theatrical release poster
Directed byGodfrey Grayson
Story byEldon Howard
Produced byPhilip Elton
StarringJane Griffiths
Conrad Phillips
Nigel Green
CinematographyLionel 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]

Plot

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

Cast

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Reception

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

References

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  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.
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