The Magnet

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The Magnet is a 1950 British comedy film, often noted for its whimsical portrayal of childhood and moral dilemmas, directed by Charles Frend.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
basedOn original screenplay
castMember Anthony Newley NERFINISHED
Clement McCallin NERFINISHED
Geoffrey Keen NERFINISHED
Gladys Henson NERFINISHED
James Robertson Justice NERFINISHED
Kay Walsh NERFINISHED
Meredith Edwards NERFINISHED
Thora Hird NERFINISHED
Vida Hope NERFINISHED
William Fox NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Lionel Banes NERFINISHED
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Charles Frend NERFINISHED
distributor General Film Distributors NERFINISHED
Rank Organisation NERFINISHED
editedBy Michael Truman NERFINISHED
era post-war British cinema
filmingLocation Ealing Studios NERFINISHED
Liverpool NERFINISHED
genre comedy film
family film
hasTheme conscience
guilt
imagination in childhood
hasTitle The Magnet NERFINISHED
language English
mainCharacter Johnny Brent NERFINISHED
medium theatrical film
musicBy William Alwyn NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus childhood
moral dilemmas
notableFor depiction of moral dilemmas in children
whimsical portrayal of childhood
originalLanguage English
partOf Ealing Studios comedy films
portrayedBy William Fox NERFINISHED
producer Michael Balcon NERFINISHED
productionCompany Ealing Studios NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1950-10-02
releaseDecade 1950s
releaseYear 1950
runtimeMinutes 79
screenwriter T. E. B. Clarke NERFINISHED
settingLocation Liverpool NERFINISHED
targetAudience family

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Charles Frend notableWork The Magnet
Gordon Dines notableWork The Magnet