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The Magic Box

1951, Movie, NR, 118 mins

The Magic Box: Review

Nearly every actor who ever appeared in British movies worked in this feature. Robert Donat plays William Friese-Greene, the pioneer who patented the first motion picture camera. The film shows his beginnings as a photographer's assistant and his days as a society lenser in London, spending all his resources on his new invention (patented two years before Edison's). His first wife (Maria Schell) shares his triumphs while his second wife (Margaret Johnston) shares his failure... read more leave a comment

The Magic Box: Cast & Details

Year: 1951
Rated NR

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Cast
Renee Asherson: Miss Tagg
Richard Attenborough: Jack Carter
Robert Beatty: Lord Beaverbrook
Martin Boddey: Sitter in Bath Studio
Edward Chapman: Father in Family Group
John Charlesworth: Graham Friese-Greene

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