The Magic Box

The Magic Box (1952)

Released: 1952-01-01 Duration: 1hr 58min
Genres: Drama
Rating 6.3
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!

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Festival Film Productions
Festival Films

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $110,372.00
Original Language en
Popularity 3.522

Directed By

John Boulting

Crew

Screenplay
Eric Ambler
Producer
Ronald Neame
Director of Photography
Jack Cardiff
Director
John Boulting
Editor
Richard Best
Camera Technician
George Minassian
Production Design
John Bryan
Art Direction
T. Hopewell Ash
Costume Designer
Julia Squire
Assistant Camera
Arthur Ibbetson
Conductor
Muir Mathieson
Production Manager
Bob McNaught
Assistant Director
Cliff Owen
Assistant Director
Max Varnel
Makeup Artist
Harold Fletcher
Sound Mixer
Herbert J. Bird
Hairdresser
Nora Bentley
Casting Director
John Redway
Original Music Composer
William Alwyn
Sound Director
Harold V. King

TOP CAST

Robert Donat
Robert Donat

William Friese-Greene

Margaret Johnston
Margaret Johnston

Edith Harrison Friese-Greene

Maria Schell
Maria Schell

Helena Friese-Greene

Renée Asherson
Renée Asherson

Miss Tagg

Robert Beatty
Robert Beatty

Lord Beaverbrook

Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey

Sitter in Bath Studio

Edward Chapman
Edward Chapman

Father in Family Group

John Charlesworth
John Charlesworth

Graham Friese-Greene

Maurice Colbourne
Maurice Colbourne

Bride's Father in wedding group

Roland Culver
Roland Culver

1st Company Promoter

John Howard Davies
John Howard Davies

Maurice Friese-Greene

Henry Edwards
Henry Edwards

Fox Talbot's Butler

Mary Ellis
Mary Ellis

Nell Collings

Marjorie Fielding
Marjorie Fielding

Elderly Viscountess

Leo Genn
Leo Genn

Maida Vale Doctor

Marius Goring
Marius Goring

House Agent

Everley Gregg
Everley Gregg

Bridegroom's Mother

Joyce Grenfell
Joyce Grenfell

Mrs Claire

Robertson Hare
Robertson Hare

Sitter in Bath Studio

Kathleen Harrison
Kathleen Harrison

Mother in Family Group

William Hartnell
William Hartnell

Recruiting Sergeant

Joan Hickson
Joan Hickson

Mrs Stukely

Thora Hird
Thora Hird

Doctor's Housekeeper

Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway

Broker's Man

Patrick Holt
Patrick Holt

Sitter in Bath Studio

Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern

Official Receiver

Jack Hulbert
Jack Hulbert

Holborn Policeman

Sid James
Sid James

Army Sergeant

Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns

May Jones

Barry Jones
Barry Jones

Doctor

Peter Jones
Peter Jones

Industry Man

James Kenney
James Kenney

Kenneth Friese-Greene

Ann Lancaster
Ann Lancaster

Bridesmaid in Wedding Group

Herbert Lomas
Herbert Lomas

Warehouse Manager

John Longden
John Longden

Speaker in Connaught Rooms

Bessie Love
Bessie Love

Bride's Mother in Wedding Group

Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson

Orchestra Conductor

Garry Marsh
Garry Marsh

Company Promoter

Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson

Sir Arthur Sullivan

A.E. Matthews
A.E. Matthews

Old Gentleman

Bernard Miles
Bernard Miles

Cousin Alfred

Richard Murdoch
Richard Murdoch

Sitter in Bath Studio

John McCallum
John McCallum

Sitter in Bath Studio

David Oake
David Oake

Claude Friese-Greene

Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier

Police Constable 94-B

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