The Magic Box
Time Out says
Written by Eric Ambler as a cinematic pageant for the 1951 Festival of Britain, this tale of William Friese-Greene, the British inventor who first patented a commercially viable motion picture camera (or did he?), is mainly of parochial interest for the cavalcade of household names. Lord Olivier turns up under a policeman's helmet to stare suspiciously at Donat's - 'But it moved!' - first triumphant screen projection. Then there's (among others) Jack Hulbert, Kathleen Harrison, Margaret Rutherford, Peter Ustinov, Stanley Holloway, Robertson Hare, Emlyn Williams, Ronald Shiner, Cecil Parker and most of the cast of Radio Fun, who all deferred most of their salaries. Dull stuff, though.
Details
Release details
Duration:
118 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
John Boulting
Screenwriter:
Eric Ambler
Cast:
Robert Donat
Margaret Johnston
Maria Schell
John Howard Davies
Robert Beatty
Laurence Olivier
Michael Redgrave
Eric Portman
Richard Attenborough
Margaret Johnston
Maria Schell
John Howard Davies
Robert Beatty
Laurence Olivier
Michael Redgrave
Eric Portman
Richard Attenborough
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