Man Who Could Work Miracles, The
Date: 1936
Director: Lothar Mendes and Alexander Korda
Production Company: London Film Productions
Stars: Roland Young, Ralph Richardson, Edward Chapman, Ernest Thesiger, Joan Gardner
Location(s): Buckinghamshire, California (USA).
Region(s): N. America, South East M-Q
Storyline:
A draper’s assistant suddenly finds that he has been given the power to work miracles.
Additional Information:
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Constable Winch is transported to San Francisco by George Fotheringay when a minor miracle involving a rose bush goes awry. Steve Randall researches the US locations in this film and identifies this as Wilshire Boulevard, facing west towards La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles, California.
- Capture 2
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Two American cops are alerted by the disturbance. Outside 5225 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles located by Steve Randall.
- Capture 3
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A riot breaks out in the street. The rooftop advertising is for a theatre and the Herald Examiner newspaper. Steve Randall found the south-east corner of Wilshire and La Breau with the Fox Ritz Theatre at 5214 Wilshire Boulevard.
- Capture 4
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The bewildered British bobby runs from the scene. The sequence is unlikely to have been shot by a second unit and is more likely to be a collaboration with US industry colleagues. Moving right, Steve Randall identifies this view as the south-east corner of Wilshire Boulevard and La Breau Avenue in Los Angeles, California.
- Capture 5
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When his whisky is turned non-alcoholic, Colonel Winstanley (Ralph Richardson) calls for George McWhirter Fotheringay (Roland Young).
- Capture 6
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The Colonel is appalled by George's vision of the world.
- Capture 7
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After a quick miracle trip to 'Bombay', the Colonel leads George inside. Could the house be part of, or somewhere near the studios in Denham?