Directed by:
Charles FrendCinematography:
Lionel BanesComposer:
William AlwynCast:
James Fox, James Robertson Justice, Joan Hickson, Harold Goodwin, Thora Hird, Kay Walsh, Anthony Oliver, Grace Arnold, Meredith Edwards, Stephen Murray (more)Plots(1)
Ten-year-old Johnny Brent (James Fox - The Servant) tricks a young boy to swap him a toy magnet for his 'invisible watch'. Troubled afterwards by his conscience, Johnny rids himself of the magnet, presenting it to a charitable fund. When news of this touching sacrifice by an unknown child appeals to the imagination of the sentimental public, the magnet is auctioned for charity and raises several hundred pounds. This leads to a search to find the donor, and when Johnny learns of this he concludes that is wanted by the police for obtaining the magnet by false pretences, prompting him to go on the run! (StudioCanal)
(more)Cast
James Fox
UK
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Harold Goodwin
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Kay Walsh
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