The Durant Affair

The Durant Affair
UK theatrical release poster
Directed by	Godfrey Grayson
Story by	Eldon Howard
Produced by	Philip Elton
Starring	Jane Griffiths Conrad Phillips Nigel Green
Cinematography	Lionel Banes
Edited by	John Dunsford
Release date	1962 (1962)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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

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

Cast

• Jane Griffiths as Mary Grant
• Conrad Phillips as Julian Armour
• Nigel Green as Sir Patrick
• Simon Lack as Roland Farley
• Katharine Pate as Ethel Durant (uncredited)
• Francis de Wolff
• Richard Caldicot
• Ann Lancaster

Reception

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

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.

External links

• The Durant Affair at IMDb