About the film
The Magic Box
Release Date: January 01, 1952
| Year | : | 1952 |
| Slogan | : | «A rich and deeply moving story of a man whose achievement opened up a new world, and of the two women whose love and sacrifices made it possible!» |
| Genres | : | Drama |
| Production Companies | : | Festival Film Productions |
| Director | : | John Boulting |
| Producers | : | Ronald Neame, Bob McNaught, John Redway |
| Writers | : | Eric Ambler, Ray Allister |
| RunTime | : | 118 mins. |
| Revenue | : | 110372 |
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at. But he was also an inventor and his search for a way to project moving pictures became an obsession that ultimately changed the life of all those he loved.
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Main Actors
Robert Donat
Character : William Friese-Greene
Margaret Johnston
Character : Edith Harrison Friese-Greene
Maria Schell
Character : Helena Friese-Greene
Renée Asherson
Character : Miss Tagg
Richard Attenborough
Character : Jack Carter
Robert Beatty
Character : Lord Beaverbrook
Martin Boddey
Character : Sitter in Bath Studio
Edward Chapman
Character : Father in Family Group
John Charlesworth
Character : Graham Friese-Greene
Maurice Colbourne
Character : Bride's Father in wedding group
Roland Culver
Character : 1st Company Promoter
John Howard Davies
Character : Maurice Friese-Greene
Michael Denison
Character : Reporter
Joan Dowling
Character : Maggie
Henry Edwards
Character : Fox Talbot's Butler
Mary Ellis
Character : Nell Collings
Marjorie Fielding
Character : Elderly Viscountess
Robert Flemyng
Character : Doctor
Leo Genn
Character : Maida Vale Doctor
Marius Goring
Character : House Agent
Everley Gregg
Character : Bridegroom's Mother
Joyce Grenfell
Character : Mrs Claire
Robertson Hare
Character : Sitter in Bath Studio
Kathleen Harrison
Character : Mother in Family Group
William Hartnell
Character : Recruiting Sergeant
Joan Hickson
Character : Mrs Stukely
Thora Hird
Character : Doctor's Housekeeper
Stanley Holloway
Character : Broker's Man
Patrick Holt
Character : Sitter in Bath Studio
Michael Hordern
Character : Official Receiver
Jack Hulbert
Character : Holborn Policeman
Sid James
Character : Army Sergeant
Glynis Johns
Character : May Jones
Mervyn Johns
Character : Goitz
Barry Jones
Character : Doctor
Peter Jones
Character : Industry Man
James Kenney
Character : Kenneth Friese-Greene
Ann Lancaster
Character : Bridesmaid in Wedding Group
Herbert Lomas
Character : Warehouse Manager
John Longden
Character : Speaker in Connaught Rooms
Bessie Love
Character : Bride's Mother in Wedding Group
Miles Malleson
Character : Orchestra Conductor
Garry Marsh
Character : Company Promoter
Muir Mathieson
Character : Sir Arthur Sullivan
A.E. Matthews
Character : Old Gentleman
Bernard Miles
Character : Cousin Alfred
Richard Murdoch
Character : Sitter in Bath Studio
John McCallum
Character : Sitter in Bath Studio
David Oake
Character : Claude Friese-Greene
Laurence Olivier
Character : Police Constable 94-B
Cecil Parker
Character : 1st Platform Man
Frank Pettingell
Character : Bridegroom's Father in Wedding Group
Norman Pierce
Character : Speaker in Connaught Rooms
Eric Portman
Character : Arthur Collings
Dennis Price
Character : Harold
Michael Redgrave
Character : Mr. Lege
Peter Reynolds
Character : Bridegroom in Wedding Group
Margaret Rutherford
Character : Lady Pond
Janette Scott
Character : Ethel Friese-Greene
Ronald Shiner
Character : Fairground Barker
Sheila Sim
Character : Nursemaid
Oda Slobodskaya
Character : Soloist at Bath Concert
John Stuart
Character : 2nd Platform Man at Connaught
Marianne Stone
Character : Bride in Wedding Group
Basil Sydney
Character : William Fox-Talbot
Ernest Thesiger
Character : Earl
Sybil Thorndike
Character : Sitter in Bath Studio
David Tomlinson
Character : Lab Asst
Cecil Trouncer
Character : John Rudge
Michael Trubshawe
Character : Sitter in Bath Studio
Peter Ustinov
Character : Industry Man
Frederick Valk
Character : Maurice Guttenburg
Amy Veness
Character : Grandmother in Wedding Group
Charles Victor
Character : Industry Man
Kay Walsh
Character : Hotel Receptionist
Norman Watson
Character : Doctor in Connaught Rooms
Emlyn Williams
Character : Bank Manager
Harcourt Williams
Character : Tom
Googie Withers
Character : Sitter in Bath Studio
Joan Young
Character : Glove Shop Colleague
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