The Magnet. Image shows left to right: Harper (Meredith Edwards), Johnny Brent (James Fox). Credit: Ealing Studios
The Magnet
- 1950 film
Ealing Studios comedy about a boy who deceitfully acquires a powerful magnet from a younger boy. Stars James Fox, Stephen Murray, Kay Walsh, Meredith Edwards, Gladys Henson and more.
Cast & crew credits
| James Fox (as William Fox) | Johnny Brent |
| Stephen Murray | Dr. Brent |
| Kay Walsh | Mrs. Brent |
| Meredith Edwards | Harper |
| Gladys Henson | Nannie |
| Wylie Watson | Pickering |
| Thora Hird | Nannie's Friend |
| Julien Mitchell | The Mayor |
| Keith Robinson | Spike |
| Thomas Johnston | Perce |
| David Boyd | Mike |
| Geoffrey Yin | Choppo |
| Michael Brooke Jr. | Kit |
| Anthony Oliver | Policeman |
| Molly Hamley-Clifford | Mrs. Dean |
| Harold Goodwin | Pin-Table Attendant |
| Edward Davies | Delinquent Youth |
| Joan Hickson | Mrs. Ward |
| Grace Arnold | Mrs. Mercer |
| Jane Bough | Sally Mercer |
| Bryan Michie | Announcer |
| Joss Ambler | Business Man |
| Sam Kydd | Postman |
| Russell Waters | Doctor |
| Thea Gregson | Nurse |
| James Robertson Justice | Tramp |
| Elsie Lowenthal | Ensemble Actor |
| Eustace Chelioti | Ensemble Actor |
| Henrietta Cooper | Ensemble Actor |
| George Drew | Ensemble Actor |
| John Clive | Ensemble Actor |
| Gerard Scott | Ensemble Actor |
| Leonard Williams | Ensemble Actor |
| Jacqueline Worrall | Ensemble Actor |
| Bruce Webster | Ensemble Actor |
| Roy Gee | Ensemble Actor |
| Eric Moorhouse | Ensemble Actor |
| G. Tregoning | Ensemble Actor |
| T.E.B. Clarke (as T. E. B. Clarke) | Writer |
| Charles Frend | Director |
| Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Sidney Cole | Associate Producer |
| Bernard Gribble | Editor |
| Jim Morahan | Production Designer |
| Lionel Banes | Director of Photography |
| Anthony Mendleson | Costume Designer |
| William Alwyn | Composer |
| Norman Priggen | 1st Assistant Director |