New Brighton : The Magnet (1950) showing various scenes of New Brighton and Liverpool

"The Magnet" a 1950 Ealing film showing various scenes of New Brighton and Liverpool

The Magnet - A story about a young boys adventures around a magnet starring a very young James Fox.

This film was made in 1950 and shows many scenes from New Brighton, the Fort, New Brighton Pier, New Brighton Fun Fair, and a Beauty contest at New Brighton Swimming pool, as well as some scenes in Liverpool of the Docks, the Mersey River, Pier Head, Anglican Cathedral, a journey through the Mersey Tunnel and a trip on the Mersey Ferry, as well as of what was the Liverpool overhead railway. Phew !

Amazingly there are no (Modern) Scouse accents in the whole film !? However if you like the film you can get the DVD by clicking on the Amazon link on the <<<left<<<

Tip: If you don't want to watch the whole film, let it load up for a while and click the moving bar to fast forward and rewind to see the different scenes.

Comments

New Brighton is where I met my beautiful wife. so it cannot be that bad or can it? gilly

"You must be born within a 3 mile radius of Scotland Road and on the Liverpool side of the river only, to be considered a true scouser." Who says?

Amazing you heard no scouse accents as thomas johnston and keith robinson who appeared in the film were seacombe born and bred" You must be born within a 3 mile radius of Scotland Road and on the Liverpool side of the river only, to be considered a true scouser. People from Seacombe, which is on the Wirral side of the river, are not considered to be scousers. Also the scouse accent is only new and has only been evolving over the last 90 years or so... there are plenty of scouse accents in the film they just sound different from the accent you hear today. At the turn of the last century Liverpool people spoke with a Lancashire accent.

amazing you heard no scouse accents as thomas johnston and keith robinson who appeared in the film were seacombe born and bred

Chapter One : Chapter Two : 1950 Ealing Film : New Brighton Tower :

Don’t Forget the Diver : Working on the Fair :

Growing up in New Brighton

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"The Magnet" a 1950 Ealing film showing various scenes of New Brighton and Liverpool