| The Magnet | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:The_Magnet_(1950)_film_poster.jpg) Original UK quad format film poster | |
| Directed by | Charles Frend |
| Written by | T. E. B. Clarke |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Starring | Stephen Murray Kay Walsh James Fox |
| Cinematography | Lionel Banes |
| Edited by | Bernard Gribble |
| Music by | William Alwyn |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | GFD |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £75,000[2] |
The Magnet is a 1950 British comedy film directed by Charles Frend and starring Stephen Murray, Kay Walsh, and in his first starring role James Fox (billed as William Fox).[3] It was written by T. E. B. Clarke. A young Wallasey boy obtains a magnet by deception, leading to much confusion. When he is acclaimed as a hero, he is shamed by his own sense of guilt.
- ^ The Times, 19 October 1950, page 2: First advertisement for The Magnet at Odeon Leicester Square, London
- ^ Harper, Sue; Porter, Vincent (2003). British Cinema of The 1950s The Decline of Deference. Oxford University Press USA. p. 285.
- ^ "The Magnet". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 5 November 2023.