Superb film often overlooked when we talk about the accomplishments of the late Robert Donat. Donat proved to be a fine character actor and too bad that he died so early; otherwise, there would have been more brilliant performances in store for him.
This film is the autobiography of William Friese Greene, who by the account of this fine film, made the moving picture literally move by camera.
The film is splendidly detailed and boasted a cast of every well known British star of that period.
If you blink an eye, you don't realize that the film goes back to his first marriage. Notice that nothing is really said about what happened to his children from both marriages.
Friese Greene was a kindly, devoted inventor who should never have married. He allowed his work to neglect his responsibilities as a husband and father. The man was a dreamer and Donat captured every movement of that dream.
This was certainly a stellar film.
This film is the autobiography of William Friese Greene, who by the account of this fine film, made the moving picture literally move by camera.
The film is splendidly detailed and boasted a cast of every well known British star of that period.
If you blink an eye, you don't realize that the film goes back to his first marriage. Notice that nothing is really said about what happened to his children from both marriages.
Friese Greene was a kindly, devoted inventor who should never have married. He allowed his work to neglect his responsibilities as a husband and father. The man was a dreamer and Donat captured every movement of that dream.
This was certainly a stellar film.