Starring Robert Donat as William Friese-Greene, Margaret Johnston as Edith Friese-Greene, Maria Schell as Helena Friese-Greene, Richard Attenborough as Jack Carter, Laurence Olivier as PC 94B, Peter Ustinov as Industry Man

This film biography of William Friese-Greene, the British pioneer of the cinema, was the film industry's chief contribution to the Festival of Britain in 1951. Made at Elstree Studios - this year celebrating its own 50th anniversary - it features a fine performance from Robert Donat in the central role, a delightful, scene-stealing cameo from Laurence Olivier as an astonished Cockney copper, and one of the most distinguished casts assembled for a British film.

Feature: page 9
Films: page 12