The Magic Box (1952)
Overview
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.
Cast
Robert Donat
William Friese-Greene
Margaret Johnston
Edith Harrison Friese-Greene
Maria Schell
Helena Friese-Greene
Renée Asherson
Miss Tagg
Richard Attenborough
Jack Carter
Robert Beatty
Lord Beaverbrook
Martin Boddey
Sitter in Bath Studio
Edward Chapman
Father in Family Group
Maurice Colbourne
Bride's Father in wedding group
Roland Culver
1st Company Promoter
John Howard Davies
Maurice Friese-Greene
Michael Denison
Reporter
Joan Dowling
Maggie
Henry Edwards
Fox Talbot's Butler
Mary Ellis
Nell Collings
Marjorie Fielding
Elderly Viscountess
Robert Flemyng
Doctor
Leo Genn
Maida Vale Doctor
Marius Goring
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