The Magic Box (1951)
The Magic Box is a 1951 British, Technicolor, biographical drama film, directed by John Boulting. The film stars Robert Donat as William Friese-Greene, with a host of cameo appearances by such actors as Peter Ustinov and Laurence Olivier. It was produced by Ronald Neame and distributed by British Lion Film Corporation. The film was a project of the Festival of Britain and adapted by Eric Ambler from the controversial biography by Ray Allister.
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Cast:
- Richard Attenborough
- Robert Beatty
- John Howard Davies
- Robert Donat
- Mary Ellis
- Joyce Grenfell
- Glynis Johns
- Mervyn Johns
- Margaret Johnston
- Muir Mathieson
- Bernard Miles
- David Oake
- Eric Portman
- Dennis Price
- Peter Reynolds
- Margaret Rutherford
- Maria Schell
- Janette Scott
- Ronald Shiner
- Basil Sydney
- Frederick Valk