About The Magic Box
- Released on January 01, 1952
- Drama
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.
Full Cast of The Magic Box
Robert Donat
plays William Friese-Greene
Margaret Johnston
plays Edith Harrison Friese-Greene
Maria Schell
plays Helena Friese-Greene
Renée Asherson
plays Miss Tagg
Richard Attenborough
plays Jack Carter
Robert Beatty
plays Lord Beaverbrook
Martin Boddey
plays Sitter in Bath Studio
Edward Chapman
plays Father in Family Group
John Charlesworth
plays Graham Friese-Greene
Maurice Colbourne
plays Bride's Father in wedding group
Roland Culver
plays 1st Company Promoter
John Howard Davies
plays Maurice Friese-Greene
Michael Denison
plays Reporter
Joan Dowling
plays Maggie
Henry Edwards
plays Fox Talbot's Butler
Mary Ellis
plays Nell Collings
Marjorie Fielding
plays Elderly Viscountess
Robert Flemyng
plays Doctor
Leo Genn
plays Maida Vale Doctor
Marius Goring
plays House Agent
Everley Gregg
plays Bridegroom's Mother
Joyce Grenfell
plays Mrs Claire
Robertson Hare
plays Sitter in Bath Studio
Kathleen Harrison
plays Mother in Family Group
William Hartnell
plays Recruiting Sergeant
Joan Hickson
plays Mrs Stukely
Thora Hird
plays Doctor's Housekeeper
Stanley Holloway
plays Broker's Man
Patrick Holt
plays Sitter in Bath Studio
Michael Hordern
plays Official Receiver
Jack Hulbert
plays Holborn Policeman
Sid James
plays Army Sergeant
Glynis Johns
plays May Jones
Peter Jones
plays Industry Man
James Kenney
plays Kenneth Friese-Greene
Ann Lancaster
plays Bridesmaid in Wedding Group
Herbert Lomas
plays Warehouse Manager
John Longden
plays Speaker in Connaught Rooms
Bessie Love
plays Bride's Mother in Wedding Group
Miles Malleson
plays Orchestra Conductor
Garry Marsh
plays Company Promoter
Muir Mathieson
plays Sir Arthur Sullivan
A.E. Matthews
plays Old Gentleman
Bernard Miles
plays Cousin Alfred
Richard Murdoch
plays Sitter in Bath Studio
John McCallum
plays Sitter in Bath Studio
David Oake
plays Claude Friese-Greene
Laurence Olivier
plays Police Constable 94-B
Cecil Parker
plays 1st Platform Man
Frank Pettingell
plays Bridegroom's Father in Wedding Group
Norman Pierce
plays Speaker in Connaught Rooms
Eric Portman
plays Arthur Collings
Dennis Price
plays Harold
Michael Redgrave
plays Mr. Lege
Peter Reynolds
plays Bridegroom in Wedding Group
Margaret Rutherford
plays Lady Pond
Janette Scott
plays Ethel Friese-Greene
Ronald Shiner
plays Fairground Barker
Sheila Sim
plays Nursemaid
Oda Slobodskaya
plays Soloist at Bath Concert
John Stuart
plays 2nd Platform Man at Connaught
Marianne Stone
plays Bride in Wedding Group
Basil Sydney
plays William Fox-Talbot
Ernest Thesiger
plays Earl
Sybil Thorndike
plays Sitter in Bath Studio
David Tomlinson
plays Lab Asst
Cecil Trouncer
plays John Rudge
Michael Trubshawe
plays Sitter in Bath Studio
Peter Ustinov
plays Industry Man
Frederick Valk
plays Maurice Guttenburg
Amy Veness
plays Grandmother in Wedding Group
Charles Victor
plays Industry Man
Kay Walsh
plays Hotel Receptionist
Norman Watson
plays Doctor in Connaught Rooms
Emlyn Williams
plays Bank Manager
Harcourt Williams
plays Tom
Googie Withers
plays Sitter in Bath Studio
Joan Young
plays Glove Shop Colleague
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