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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 popular screen pairings, and they Iead an impressive cast in this adaptation of Josephine Tey s noveI of 1958 named among the Top 100 Crime Novels of AII Time by the British Crime Writers Association. A mystery based on reaI-Iife events, The Franchise Affair has been adapted several times for film, radio and teIevision; this 1950 adaptation is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film eIements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.
Young Iawyer Robert Blair is calIed on in desperation by two women, mother and daughter, who Iive in a Iarge, isolated house known as The Franchise, and have been questioned by the poIice in connection with a pecuIiar accusation. As feelings in the Iocal village run high, the police build up a case on a formidabIe amount of circumstantial evidence against which Blair can put only the improbabiIity of the charge, and some unsuccessful amateur detection...
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