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Produced by
  
Fred Feldkamp

Starring
  
David Niven

Cinematography
  
Gilbert Taylor

Director
  
Roy Kellino

Story by
  
John McCarten

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Directed by
  
Roy Kellino

Written by
  
Robert Lewis Taylor

Music by
  
Peggy Stuart

Initial release
  
2 October 1956

Screenplay
  
Robert Lewis Taylor

Producer
  
Fred Feldkamp

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Cast
  
David Niven, Geneviève Page, Wilfrid Hyde‑White, Ronald Squire, Irene Handl

Similar
  
Happy Ever After, Top Secret, Upstairs and Downstairs, That Woman Opposite, Dry Rot

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.

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Cast

  • David Niven as Roger Tweakham
  • Geneviève Page as Genevieve Gerard
  • Ronald Squire as Marberry
  • Beatrice Straight as Theora
  • Wilfrid Hyde-White as Sir Horace Hogg
  • Howard Marion-Crawford as Baggott
  • Dorothy Alison as Mrs. Tweakham
  • Miles Malleson as Mr. Blucher
  • Richard Wattis as Worthington
  • Joan Sims as Lady Barber
  • Irene Handl as Receptionist
  • Charles Carson as Judge
  • Harry Locke as Tobacconist
  • Martin Boddey as Detective
  • Critical reception

    In the Radio Times, David McGillivray called it a "...frivolous romantic comedy," concluding, "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."

    References

    The Silken Affair Wikipedia