Product Details

• Actors: Jane Baxter, Ivan Brandt, Edward Chapman, Robert Cochran, Mark Daly
• Format: AC-3, Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Cheezy Flicks Ent
• DVD Release Date: January 15, 2008
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000WS4SBC
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #59,834 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Roland Young stars in H.G. Wells light-hearted comedy about what happens when some bored celestials decide to give an ordinary little fellow the power to work miracles just to see what he will do with it. George, a drapers assistant, is suddenly endowed

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, lousy transfer, January 16, 2008

By	James M. Dickey (Alexandria, Virginia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"The Man Who Could Work Miracles" is a marvelous humorous fantasy the screenplay of which was both written by and based on a short story by the great early science fiction writer H. G. Wells of "Time Machine" and "The War of the Worlds" fame.

"Miracles" tells of a Mr. Fotheringay, a simple dry goods clerk in early 20th England who is given the power to work miracles by a god who wants to see what use he will make of it. Starring Roland Young (best known in this country as the original "Cosmo Topper" in the film "Topper." The film is highly entertaining as it depicts Mr. Fotheringay's adventures and also raises some genuine moral and philosophical issues about how power should be used and its limits. The FILM is highly recommended.

On the other hand, this is a lousy transfer of the film to DVD, blurry and with a constant annoying flicker. True, the film is nearly 70 years old, but I have a transfer that I made from a laserdisc copy I owned to a DVD-R which is still far superior in quality to this one. In this case, the name of the publisher "Cheezy Flicks" is, I'm afraid, merely a case of truth in advertising!

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars H. G. Wells' Lost Masterpiece, February 23, 2008

By	B. Frederick "auntb93" (St. Louis, MO, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As an atheist, I don't believe in miracles. But that did not stop me from enjoying this movie immensely. For one thing, his power is granted by one of three gods who talk it over in space before he is given his power. For another, he was chosen at random, had not requested ("prayed for") the power, and only learns he has it by accident.

One of the things I liked about it is that his miracles have consequences. They change things he does not intend as well as things he does. It's funny, really funny, but it is also thought-provoking.

4 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great movie but..., January 15, 2008

By	Jerry Goldwater (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Man Who Could Work Miracles was a spectacular fantasy hit in the 1930's .I have looked forward to its release on DVD but the name of this production company is very off-putting and I find it difficult to believe any adult would purchase anything from a company with that name.