The Magic Box (1951) - You must be a very happy man.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- The story of William Friese-Greene, a British inventor who (this film would have you think) made the first movie camera.
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.
Olivier's response...the look of wonder...such control and yet so innocent....and those eyes, that slow gulp....pure pantomime perfection.
Well said Andy
Robert Donat one of the finest actors ever to grace the screen,he became his characters,left us to soon.
This scene moves me to tears everytime. This and the final speech to the business men at the end. Brilliant acting.What a treasure-trove of cameos !
Beautiful movie . It didnt get it's due applause when made , like Mr Friese Greene. A dishonor to both
. A wonderful beautiful story , movie .
Olivier, who played the cop, often admitted he was overly theatrical in films, but not here; Robert Donat gets the impulsive character, while Olivier is VERY restrained. The scene is incredibly effective as a result.
It's very touching, isn't it?
Lovely scene. Starts off hilariously with Olivier thinking Donat has knocked someone off, reaching nervously for his truncheon and goes straight to being incredulous at the invention to being moved by how overcome Donat is by his success.
It's thanks to people like Friese-Greene that we have such wonderful picture quality in modern cameras and mobile phones these days. Such a talented man. 😃
Robert Donat was an amazing actor....
Yes he was. One of my favorites.
Two very fine actors.
Vastly underrated this is one of the most beautiful color movies ever made...
I remember watching this film on TV when I was young. Loved it.
Martin Scorsese lecture at JFK center sent me here
Dylan Friese-Greene, welcome here to this video site. l'm grateful for your writing to us, regarding your G. g/father.
Robert Donat and Laurence Olivier; delightful, priceless!
Robert Donat an acting legend, have most of his films. Thank you x😊
Robert Donat's performance was perfect. I love movies, I love technology and I love (not matter how historically inaccurate) this film. The policeman was Sir Lawrence Olivier BTW.
+K Russell Lord Olivier
spartacusvikinga Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier of Brighton, Kt, OM... Yawn.
This is my favorite part of the movie, imagine running down the street to tell someone about your invention and the only one you find is a policeman. I think Surendra Verma described his part in her book more deeply than the other inventors and scientists she mentioned.
It's beautifully done,expressions and feelings from one world to the other-simply great -Thanks +Susana M
Eric Dean Campbell there must be another way. You sent the data and had no reply?
Welcome alex s pires! I'm glad you enjoyed this as much as I do.
Have you ever seen the movie Hugo? In that movie a small boy discovers an invention and he too ends up running afoul of the law. The movie is fiction, but a nice movie nonetheless.
Mmm..Eric, then I guess you did the right thing by posting. Try posting in "Space" community.
I had a friend that used to send his work to Space.com and they would sometimes select some of it, release and talk about his work in their website. Not sure if this helps.
Great cameo by Laurence Olivier.
According to a new study of the late-1890s 'Brighton School' of cinema pioneers, who were contemporary with the Lumieres, something like this really happened to Robert Paul. He gave out 'whoops of joy' when his projector began to work, arousing a passing police patrolman. Never mind, it's a great scene.
Although any bobby in Leeds could have been pulled in to watch the movie shot in a back garden by Louis Le Prince about three years earlier...
What a beautiful scene
I thought: "This policeman MUST be Laurence Olivier".
A very inspiring movie, and life
2:12 World's first photo bombers!
Uniform so much suits to Sir Larry.
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A great film.
How far we have come. If I were to go back to that time and tell someone that with a device that fits in my hand, I could: Buy something and pay for it, talk to someone halfway around the world (audio and even video (Facetime)) Create movies / videos with sound and many other tasks I would have probably been committed.
A very sad film ! But a brilliant screen performance by Mr Donat
I’ve been looking for this movie for years. I couldn’t even remember the name of it or that Robert Donat was the lead.
I think this is one of the greatest scenes of supreme acting that I have ever seen, especially by Robert Donat. His tears of emotion and passion for his invention is always so moving to watch
From 8fps to 60fps
We've come a long way.
[gulp] "That was Hyde Park..."
Hi, very nice video. Thank you for sharing. Some one new enjoying your beautiful work. Stay cannected
MAGIC! Amazing acting!
Wonderful 😂❤ love ❤ it ❤
Wonderful!
Reminds me why.
Where did i get this movie?
I don’t know. Where did you get it? 😂 Seriously though, you can buy the dvd on Amazon, if that’s what you mean.
simply wonderful.