I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

An absolute waste of money

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

An unassuming Englishman named Fotheringay (Roland Young) is given miraculous powers by celestial beings (perhaps gods, the film never says). He doesn't know where he got the powers from or why and, at first, he doesn't use them for anything more than simple tricks. Gradually he starts to realize the gift he's been given and decides to use his power for the greater good. But he isn't sure how to do this so he consults several respected men in the community and gets wildly different suggestions. A delightful fantasy comedy with a script co-written by H.G. Wells, adapted from one of his short stories. It's leisurely-paced and well-directed. Amazing special effects for the time, particularly when you consider this wasn't a Hollywood production. Roland Young (wearing a toupee) is perfectly cast. I can't imagine another actor from this time playing this part so well. The rest of the cast is terrific with a few recognizable faces in the mix, including Ernest Thesiger and, in a small role, George Zucco. Ralph Richardson steals the show as a blowhard colonel quite put out by Fotheringay's miracles. A shirtless George Sanders plays one of the 'gods.' One of my favorite scenes is when Fotheringay tells a policeman to "go to blazes" and winds up sending the man to Hell! The policeman's reaction while there and Fotheringay's subsequent attempt to fix the situation are hilarious.Reportedly Wells intended the film to be more preachy, like his script for Things to Come the year before. But thankfully director Lothar Mendes and co-screenwriter Lajos Biró chose to focus more on the comedy and getting the points across that way. The result is a funny movie but with some big ideas that gives you a lot to think about.

We've probably all fantasized about what we would do with a lot of money. But absolute power? H.G. Wells attacks this question in "The Man Who Could Work Miracles," from 1936, with a screenplay written by Wells himself.This British film stars Roland Young, who played Topper in the movies and also "Uncle Willy" in one of my favorite films, The Philadelphia Story. The gods, Indifference (George Sanders), PLayer (Ivan Brandt) and Observer (Torin Thatcher) discussing the lowliness of humans, wonder what would happen if man had absolute power. One of the gods, to prove a point, points a finger at George McWhirter Fotheringay (Roland Young) out at night, en route to a pub.George, frankly, doesn't do much with his new gift. He turns a lamp upside down, makes kittens and rabbits and fruit appear, cleans up his station at the haberdashery where he works, takes away a coworker's (Joan Hickson) freckles, dresses the beautiful Ada (Joan Gardner) in jewels -- his goals don't seem very lofty. The only thing he can't do is change people.George seeks advice from several people; his boss, who wants George to harness his power only for the store; Ada who believes he should heal people; and finally a vicar, Maydig (Ernest Thesiger) who says, "We'll start the Golden Age tomorrow afternoon" - an age in which there would be no disease, no want for funds, no war. To which George asks, yes, but what will people DO?This is a delightful film that raises obvious questions which the viewer has to answer for oneself. The god at the end of the film sums up my feeling. Nothing changes overnight, if they change at all.Standouts in the film are Young, Thesiger, and of course, Ralph Richardson as a colonel whom the vicar wants stripped of his sword collection and his alcohol. When he finds out that he's sober because of George, he wants to kill him. George Zucco is his butler, uttering the immortal words, "Oh, sir, I'd sooner poison a baby than tamper with the alcohol."Joan Hickson, known to millions as Miss Marple, was a young character woman here and plays Effie. Joan Gardner was discovered by the film's director, Alexander Korda, and actually married his brother Zoltan in 1930. She retired shortly after this film and stayed married to Korda until his death in 1961.Roland Young does an excellent job as a common man in an extraordinary circumstance. He has a slightly confused, vulnerable quality.Wells was prescient in many things, and his ideas always thought- provoking. "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" is no exception. Exceptional special effects for its time and an intriguing story make this film something to see.

The previous reviewer is decidedly looking for a religious message, and kind of missing the point of the whole film. He even mentions the point of the whole film, but doesn't realize it. See it for yourself and decide. It's an old move and may be slightly dated in attitudes I'm sure, but it's a product of it's time and I think HG was alive when this film was made. I wonder what he thought of it. It's one of my favorite movies and should be seen on a bigger screen. Great special effects for it's time, and clever I thought. And… be careful what you wish for. That's what the film is about. It fits into an Idea I had of films that are "Almost SiFi," but not. I include this film, Orlando, Perfume, and the Truman Show in that category.

The gods sit in the stars looking down at the humans and wonder at their patheticness. To see what will happen they give one man the power to work miracles. When Mr Fotheringay finds his has this gift he first treats it like a novelty only to be exploited by those seeking to make money from his gift before he finally finds his power corrupting.A mix between an English comedy and a morality tale, this doesn't always work but has interesting bits in both camps. The story follows the development of the hapless Mr Fotheringay as he discovers his powers and reveals the hearts of him and others along the way. The point being that humans aren't ready for such power and are too selfish to use it. It manages to raise a few smiles along the way, but gets far too heavy towards the end.Young is good as Mr Fotheringay and handles the gradual shift in his character really well. The rest of the cast are average, ranging from comedy policemen to the usual range of pretty girls. The effects are really good considering the age of the film, and they still look pretty good today. However the moralising of the film doesn't always work and it takes away from the comedy value of the piece (especially towards the end). It's downbeat message means it'll never be up there with `It's a Wonderful Life' but it still makes an interesting case.Overall it's interesting but neither it's comedy or it's messages are strong enough to make it a classic - but it's good nevertheless.