The Midas Touch (1940)

Directed by

David MacDonald

Genre

thriller film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 08m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A man gets caught up in a dangerous situation involving a hidden fortune. The story follows his struggle to deal with the consequences of a mysterious discovery.

suspensefultensebriskintriguingmodestold-fashionedplot-driven

What happens

The Midas Touch is a 1940 British thriller film directed by David MacDonald and starring Barry K. Barnes, Judy Kelly, Frank Cellier and Bertha Belmore. It is an adaptation of the 1938 novel of the same title by Margaret Kennedy. It was made as a second feature at Teddington Studios by Warner Brothers. The film's sets were designed by Norman G. Arnold. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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