The Magnet (1950)
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This gentle Ealing Studios comedy features young William Fox as a mischievous English lad. A goodly portion of the film shows Fox and his companions at play, aimlessly but enjoyably wandering about their neighborhood in search of adventure. Eventually the boy finds a discarded magnet, believing it to be a good-luck token; it turns out to be just that, enabling the boy to become a hero of sorts. The Magnet scores with young and old viewers alike, principally because it is told from the boy's point of view. William Fox would later sprout up to become leading British actor James Fox. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Stephen Murray - Dr. Brent
- Meredith Edwards - Harper
- Thora Hird - Nannie's Friend
- Julien Mitchell - The Mayor
- Joss Ambler - Businessman
- James Robertson Justice - Tramp
- David Boyd - Mike
- Thomas Johnson - Perce
- Anthony Oliver - Policeman
- Sam Kydd - Postman
- Joan Hickson - Mrs. Ward
- Kay Walsh - Mrs. Brent
- Gladys Henson - Nannie
- Wylie Watson - Pickering
- Keith Robinson - Spike
- Grace Arnold - Mrs. Mercer
- Bryan Michie - Announcer
- William Fox - Johnny Brent
- Harold Goodwin - Pin-Table Attendant
- Russell Waters
- Molly Hamley-Clifford - Mrs. Deas
- Director(s):
- Charles Frend
- Writer(s):
- T.E.B. Clarke
- Producer(s):
- Michael Balcon
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