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The Magnet is a 1950 British black and white comedy film directed by Charles Frend and starring Stephen Murray, Kay Walsh, and in his first starring role James Fox (billed as William Fox). A young Wallasey boy obtains a magnet by deception, leading to much confusion.
The Magnet: Directed by Charles Frend. With Stephen Murray, Kay Walsh, James Fox, Meredith Edwards. A boy steals a powerful magnet from a younger boy and gets him into all sorts of trouble.
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- Comedy
- Charles Frend
- 1951-02-26
May 19, 2021 · A mixture of a psychological study of a ten-year-old boy, an English domestic comedy and a satire on psychologists finds young Johnny Brent, the only child of a pair of psychologists, trading an "invisible watch" to a much-younger child for a large magnet.
- 75 min
The Magnet is a 1950 Ealing Studios comedy film featuring Stephen Murray, Kay Walsh and in his first starring role James Fox (then billed as William Fox). The story involves a young Wallasey boy, Johnny Brent (Fox), who obtains the eponymous magnet by deception, leading to much confusion.
A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.
In his first starring role, an 11-year-old James Fox (then known as William) plays Johnny, an over-imaginative child who tricks a younger boy out of his prized magnet. Troubled by his conscience, he gives the magnet away - but the guilt isn't so easy to lose.
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