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{{Infobox film
| name = The Silken Affair
| image = The_Silken_Affair_(1956_film).jpg
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| director = [[Roy Kellino]]
| producer = [[Fred Feldkamp]]
| writer = [[Robert Lewis Taylor]]
| story = [[John McCarten]]
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| starring = [[David Niven]]
| music = [[Peggy Stuart]]
| cinematography = [[Gilbert Taylor]]
| editing = [[Richard Best (film editor)|Richard Best]]
| studio = Dragon Films
| distributor = {{ubl|[[RKO Radio Pictures]] (UK)|[[Distributors Corporation of America]] (US)}}
| released = {{Film date|1956|10|02|London, UK|1957|09|02|US|df=y}}
| runtime = 96 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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'''''The Silken Affair''''' is a 1956 British [[romantic comedy|romantic comedy film]] directed by [[Roy Kellino]] and starring [[David Niven]], [[Geneviève Page]], [[Wilfrid Hyde-White]], [[Joan Sims]], [[Irene Handl]] and [[Ronald Squire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050973/|title=The Silken Affair|date=2 September 1957|publisher=|via=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b5e3f80|title=The Silken Affair (1956)|publisher=}}</ref> The screenplay concerns an accountant who is creative with his firm's books and uses the money to fund a romantic spree.

==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 (actor)|Charles Carson]] as Judge
* [[Harry Locke]] as Tobacconist
* [[Martin Boddey]] as Detective

==Critical reception==
In the ''[[Radio Times]]'', [[David McGillivray (producer/screenwriter)|David McGillivray]] called it a "frivolous romantic comedy," in which, "the theme was exploited much more effectively 20 years later in [[Jonathan Demme]]'s ''[[Something Wild (1986 film)|Something Wild]]''",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/mjvbk/the-silken-affair|title=The Silken Affair - Film from RadioTimes|publisher=}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-silken-affair/review/117766/|title=The Silken Affair|publisher=}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0050973}}

{{Roy Kellino}}

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