The Delavine Affair
| The Delavine Affair | |
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| Directed by | Douglas Peirce |
| Screenplay by | George Fisher Basil Boothroyd (additional dialogue) |
| Based on | the novel Winter Wears a Shroud (1952) by Robert Chapman |
| Produced by | John Croydon Henry Passmore |
| Starring | Peter Reynolds Honor Blackman Gordon Jackson |
| Cinematography | Jonah Jones |
| Edited by | Inman Hunter |
Production company | Croydon Passmore Productions |
| Distributed by | Monarch Film Corporation (U.K.) |
Release date | 3 January 1955 (U.K.) |
Running time | 64 mins. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Delavine Affair is a 1955 British crime film directed by Douglas Peirce and starring Peter Reynolds, Honor Blackman and Gordon Jackson.[1] It was based on a novel by Robert Chapman.[2]
Plot[]
Journalist Rex Banner (Peter Reynolds), with the aid of his wife Maxine (Honor Blackman), attempts to solve a jewel robbery, but the criminals try to frame Rex for their murder of a witness.
Cast[]
- Peter Reynolds - Rex Banner
- Honor Blackman - Maxine Banner
- Gordon Jackson - Florian
- Valerie Vernon - Lola
- Michael Balfour - Sammy
- Peter Neil - Inspector Johnson
- Peter Swanwick - Meyerling
- Laurie Main - Summit
- Katie Johnson - Mrs. Bissett
- Mark Daly - Mr. Bissett
- Anna Turner - Mrs Halloran
- Mai Bacon - Fanny
- Hal Osmond - Old Man
- Vernon Kelso - Macgregor
- Christie Humphrey - Maid
Critical reception[]
TV Guide gave the film two out of five stars, noting a "Routine crime drama."[3]
References[]
- ^ "The Delavine Affair (1955)". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Delavine Affair".
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- English-language films
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- 1954 crime films
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