The Magnet (film)

The Magnet
Original UK quad format film poster
Directed byCharles Frend
Written byT. E. B. Clarke
Produced byMichael Balcon
StarringStephen Murray
Kay Walsh
James Fox
CinematographyLionel Banes
Edited byBernard Gribble
Music byWilliam Alwyn
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byGFD
Release date
  • October 1950 (1950-10) (UK)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office£75,000

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). 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.