
The Magic Box
Drama
6.3 / 10
January 1, 1952
1h 58m
Director: John Boulting
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.
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
John Charlesworth
Graham Friese-Greene

Maurice Colbourne
Bride's Father in wedding group

Roland Culver
1st Company Promoter

John Howard Davies
Maurice Friese-Greene