The Franchise Affair (1951)Michael Denison plays a lawyer investigating kidnapping charges against Dulcie Gray. Based on a novel of Josephine Tey. Director:Lawrence Huntington |
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Michael Denison | ... | |
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Dulcie Gray | ... | |
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Anthony Nicholls | ... |
Kevin McDermott
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Marjorie Fielding | ... | |
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Athene Seyler | ... | |
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John Baily | ... | |
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Ann Stephens | ... | |
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Hy Hazell | ... |
Mrs. Chadwick
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Stanley Peters
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Avice Landone | ... | |
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Maureen Glynne | ... |
Rose Glynn
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Peter Jones | ... |
Bernard Chadwick
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Moultrie Kelsall | ... | |
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Martin Boddey | ... | |
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Bill Brough
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Michael Denison plays a lawyer investigating kidnapping charges against Dulcie Gray. Based on a novel of Josephine Tey.
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
28 April 1952 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Associated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UKCompany Credits
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THE FRANCHISE AFFAIR
Aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Sound format: Mono
(Black and white)
Though based on real events which took place in the 19th century, when a young girl accused two women of kidnapping and abusing her, THE FRANCHISE AFFAIR is ultimately a disappointment. The premise is sound and the film paints a disapproving picture of lynch-mob mentality, but the whole thing is scuttled by Michael Dennison's dreadful performance in the lead. His stiff-necked delivery lacks vitality and passion, and director Lawrence Huntington stages the entire picture like a piece of theatre, lining his characters in front of an apparently immovable camera and allowing dialogue to carry the 'action'. It's all frightfully, frightfully British, of course (Dennison's proposal of marriage to Dulcie Gray is an inadvertent laff riot), and much too stiff and formal. That said, the central narrative is unusual and compelling, though the script makes a dubious attempt to resolve the real-life mystery upon which the film is based.