Eric Ambler wrote this ambitious study of movie pioneer William Friese-Greene. Robert Donat, Margaret Johnson, Maria Schell, Robert Beatty. Cameos by Laurence Olivier, Emlyn Williams, Michael Redgrave. John Boulting directed., Biography of British film pioneer William Friese-Greene, who designed and patented a working cinematic camera. His life was dogged by tragedy because of hardship and lack of recognition. Moving from Bristol to London, he spends all his time and money on his new invention, but is largely ignored. Featuring a dazzling array of some of Britain’s finest actors in cameo roles., The Magic Box was the English film industry’s contribution to the 1951 Festival of Britain. Its all-star cast generously forsook their usual salaries for the privilege of paying tribute to that unsung pioneer of cinema, William Friese-Greene, here played by Robert Donat. Adapted by Eric Ambler from the controversial biography by Ray Allister, Magic Box contends that Friese-Greene was the true father of motion pictures, and not such upstarts as W. K. L. Dickson and Thomas Edison. Told in flashback, the film details Friese-Greene’s tireless experiments with the “moving image,” leading inexorably to a series of failures and disappoints, as others hog the credit for the protagonist’s discoveries. The huge cast includes such British film luminaries as Joyce Grenfell, Miles Malleson, Michael Redgrave, Eric Portman, Emlyn Williams, Richard Attenborough, Peter Ustinov, Cecil Parker, Kay Walsh, and, best of all, Laurence Olivier as the confused bobby who witnesses Friese-Greene’s first motion picture demonstration.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The Magic Box ” ?
A: The main cast includes Robert Donat,Margaret Johnston,Maria Schell,Robert Beatty,Renée Asherson,Richard Attenborough,Martin Boddey,Edward Chapman,John Charlesworth,Maurice Colbourne,Roland Culver,John Howard Davies,Michael Denison,Joan Dowling,Henry Edwards,Mary Ellis,Marjorie Fielding,Robert Flemyng,Leo Genn,Marius Goring,Everley Gregg,Joyce Grenfell,Robertson Hare,Kathleen Harrison,William Hartnell,Joan Hickson,Thora Hird,Stanley Holloway,Patrick Holt,Michael Hordern,Jack Hulbert,Sidney James,Glynis Johns,Mervyn Johns,Barry Jones,Peter Jones,James Kenney,Ann Lancaster,Herbert Lomas,John Longden,Bessie Love,Miles Malleson,Garry Marsh,Muir Mathieson,A.E. Matthews,John McCallum,Bernard Miles,Richard Murdoch,David Oake,Laurence Olivier,Cecil Parker,Frank Pettingell,Norman Pierce,Eric Portman,Dennis Price,Michael Redgrave,Peter Reynolds,Margaret Rutherford,Janette Scott,Ronald Shiner,Sheila Sim,Oda Slobodskaya,Ernst Thesiger,John Stuart,Marianne Stone,Basil Sydney,Ernest Thesiger,David Tomlinson,Sybil Thorndike,Cecil Trouncer,Michael Trubshawe,Peter Ustinov,Charles Victor,Kay Walsh,Norman Watson,Emlyn Williams,Harcourt Williams,Googie Withers,Joan Young,Renée Ashershon,Hopewell Ash,Dario Simoni,Jack Cardiff,Harold Fletcher,Eric Ambler,Richard Best,Julia Squire,John Bryan.
Q: When Did the “The Magic Box” Released?
A: The Movie “The Magic Box” originally aired on and released in the year of 1951.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The Magic Box” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The Magic Box” ?
A: “The Magic Box” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
