The Magic Box (1952)
"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!"
Drama
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once young and handsome William Green. He changed his name to include his first wife's for the photographic portrait work he excelled 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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Cast
Robert Donat
William Friese-Green...
Margaret Johnston
Edith Harrison Fries...
Maria Schell
Helena Friese-Greene
Renée Asherson
Miss Tagg
Richard Attenborough
Jack Carter
Robert Beatty
Lord Beaverbrook
Martin Boddey
Sitter in Bath Studi...
Edward Chapman
Father in Family Gro...
No Photo
John Charlesworth
Graham Friese-Greene
Maurice Colbourne
Bride's Father in we...
Roland Culver
1st Company Promoter
John Howard Davies
Maurice Friese-Green...
Michael Denison
Reporter
Joan Dowling
Maggie
Henry Edwards
Fox Talbot's Butler