The Magic Box

Directed by John Boulting
Approved
1951    1h 58mDrama, Biography,
7.076%6.4
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene (Robert Donat) 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 at which he was so good. 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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  • Robert DonatWilliam Friese-Greene
  • Margaret JohnstonEdith Harrison Friese-Greene
  • Maria SchellHelena Friese-Greene
  • Renée AshersonMiss Tagg
  • Richard AttenboroughJack Carter
  • Robert BeattyLord Beaverbrook
  • Martin BoddeySitter in Bath Studio
  • Edward ChapmanFather in Family Group
  • John CharlesworthGraham Friese-Greene
  • Maurice ColbourneBride's Father in wedding group
  • Roland Culver1st Company Promoter
  • John Howard DaviesMaurice Friese-Greene
  • Michael DenisonReporter
  • Joan DowlingMaggie
  • Henry EdwardsFox Talbot's Butler
  • Mary EllisNell Collings
  • Marjorie FieldingElderly Viscountess
  • Robert FlemyngDoctor
  • Leo GennMaida Vale Doctor
  • Marius GoringHouse Agent

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The Magic Box Trivia

The Magic Box was released on January 1, 1951.

The Magic Box was directed by John Boulting.

The Magic Box has a runtime of 1 hr 58 min.

The Magic Box was produced by Ronald Neame.

The key characters in The Magic Box are William Friese-Greene (Robert Donat), Edith Harrison Friese-Greene (Margaret Johnston), Helena Friese-Greene (Maria Schell).

The Magic Box is rated Approved.

The Magic Box is a Drama, Biography, History film.

The Magic Box has an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10.

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