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The Boy Who Turned Yellow

"When John meets an alien who feeds on electricity, things start to go wrong"

54
Audience
55m
Science Fiction, Family
Starring Mark Dightam · Robert Eddison · Helen Weir
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John and his class visit the Tower of London, where he loses his pet mouse. He falls asleep during a lesson on electricity, but with some help, he learns about it, invades the Tower, and saves his pet.

Budget
$45K
Director
Michael Powell
Writer
Emeric Pressburger
Producer
Emeric Pressburger
Studio
Children's Film Foundation (CFF)
Keywords
alien tower of london white mouse
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Cast

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M
Mark Dightam
John
R
Robert Eddison
Nick
H
Helen Weir
Mrs Saunders
B
Brian Worth
Mr Saunders
E
Esmond Knight
Doctor
L
Laurence Carter
Schoolteacher
P
Patrick McAlinney
Supreme Beefeater
L
Lem Dobbs
Munro
N
Nigel Rathbone
Schoolboy (uncredited)

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