Synopsis :
Johnny Brent (Fox), although suffering from scarlet fever, manages to con a younger boy out of a magnet by swapping it for an “invisible watch”. He uses the magnet in a number of ways to gain an unfair advantage, for example by using it to control the pinballs on a pin table. He is believed by an eccentric iron lung maker to have given it away to charity, and a sequence of misunderstandings lead Johnny to be hailed as a hero; however, Johnny feels guilty about his deception and believes the police are looking for him, even to the point of believing that he is responsible for the death of a tuberculosis patient. He flees using the New Brighton ferry to Liverpool, where he conflicts with local boys, winning them over by convincing them he is wanted for murder, but returns home safely.[1][2]
Starring :
Stephen Murray … Dr Brent
Kay Walsh … Mrs Brent
James Fox … Johnny Brent (as William Fox)
Meredith Edwards … Harper
Gladys Henson … Nanny
Thora Hird … Nanny’s friend
Michael Brooke … Kit (as Michael Brooke Jr.)
Wylie Watson … Pickering
Julien Mitchell … Mayor
Anthony Oliver … Policeman
Molly Hamley-Clifford … Mrs. Dean
Harold Goodwin … Pin table man
Edward Davies … Delinquent youth
Keith Robinson … Spike
Thomas Johnston … Perce
Director :
Charles Frend
