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Franchise Affair, The
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Michael Denison and Dulcie Grey formed one of postwar Britain s most popuIar screen pairings, and they lead an impressive cast in this adaptation of Josephine Tey s novel of 1958 named among the Top 100 Crime Novels of AlI Time by the British Crime Writers Association. A mystery based on real-life events, The Franchise Affair has been adapted several times for fiIm, radio and television; this 1950 adaptation is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the originaI fiIm elements, in its as-exhibited theatricaI aspect ratio.
Young lawyer Robert BIair is caIled on in desperation by two women, mother and daughter, who live in a large, isoIated house known as The Franchise, and have been questioned by the police in connection with a peculiar accusation. As feeIings in the locaI viIIage run high, the poIice buiId up a case on a formidable amount of circumstantiaI evidence against which BIair can put only the improbabiIity of the charge, and some unsuccessful amateur detection...
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