Special Effects
Prelude to Fame is a 1950 British drama film directed by Fergus McDonell from a story by Aldous Huxley. While vacationing in Italy, Nick Morell (Robin Dowell), son of John Morell (Guy Rolfe), a famous English philosopher and amateur musician and his wife Catherine (Kathleen Ryan), becomes friendly with young Guido (Jeremy Spenser), and Morell discovers the boy has an extraordinary instinct for orchestration and a phenomenal music memory. A neighboring couple, Signor and Signora Boudini (Henry Oscar and Kathleen Byron) become aware of the boy's talents, and she appeals to his parents to let her educate him musically. Torn by their love for their son and, they feel,the duty to let the world hear his talent, they consent.
Cinematography
Bill Snibson, a chancer from Lambeth Walk in South London, is informed that he has been discovered to be the long-lost heir to a title and castle which he can claim provided he is able to convince his new relations that he has enough aristocratic bearing. Things soon begin to go awry however, particularly when Sally, Bill's girlfriend from Lambeth, turns up.
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The Life of St. Paul, including reenactment of the Book of Acts, and St. Paul's Epistles.
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An unhappy wife falls for an injured pilot.
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A gang of criminals plan to steal a valuable Burmese idol from a British museum but are foiled by the curator.
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The hall porter at an Oxbridge College inherits an Earldom and enjoys a series of adventures.
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A fence for a gang of jewel thieves comes under suspicion from the police.
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A Devon Vicar mistakenly comes under suspicion of murdering a rival in love.
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Down on his luck inventor Roger (John Stuart) "borrows" some money from a handbag he finds but things go wrong when a necklace from the bag goes missing.
