Written for the screen by H.G. Wells, from his short story, for London films / Alexander Korda.
Some God-like presence gives ordinary man Roland Young the power to do almost anything - various people including Ernest Thesiger, Edward Chapman and Ralph Richardson try to advise him, but he goes power mad. Wrong woman is Joan Gardner, right one is Sophie Stewart; down cast list: Joan Hickson, George Sanders, George Zucco.
Music Michael Spolianski, photography Harold Rossen - they seemed to like importing great American cameraman, though it's difficult to study his contribution in soft, fuzzy print. Editor: William Hornbeck.
I wondered if this film had given Young his Hollywood break, but no. He was on Broadway since 1912, served for the US in WWI and became an American citizen in 1918.
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