Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaAn Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.
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Michael Medwin has risen to the dignity of being the obituaries editor on his London newspaper. He arouses the ire of his editor when he publishes one of his items under "Happy Events." Fortunately, his vacation comes up before he can be fired. He winds up on an Irish Island, where Joseph Tomelty seems to know everything about him. It turns out Tomelty not only has a very pretty niece in the person of Virginia McKenna. He's got a well in his basement, where an Oracle answers one of his questions every day, about such earth-shaking matters as what the weather is going to be like next week, or where the old lady has left her glasses this time. The Oracle takes a liking to Medwin, and decides,to answer his questions, which Medwin asks on behalf of his paper. It secures his job, and does wonders for the paper's circulation, but the other effects are unexpected.
The first movie directed by Cyril Montague Pennington-Richards is the sort of whimsical fantasy that the 1950s were fond of, drawing some conclusions about the human condition by starting with "what if..." and ending where the writer wanted it. I thought its conclusion were ultimately normative, just like most of this type of movie, and the superficial plot likewise.
The voice of the unseen Oracle is provided by Robert Beatty, who blathers on pompously about how self-important people are. He's amusing, mostly because he's not around most of the time.
The first movie directed by Cyril Montague Pennington-Richards is the sort of whimsical fantasy that the 1950s were fond of, drawing some conclusions about the human condition by starting with "what if..." and ending where the writer wanted it. I thought its conclusion were ultimately normative, just like most of this type of movie, and the superficial plot likewise.
The voice of the unseen Oracle is provided by Robert Beatty, who blathers on pompously about how self-important people are. He's amusing, mostly because he's not around most of the time.
Delightfully whimsical, but with wisdom and truth. I have loved this film for years. Joseph Tomelty is marvellous as always and the rest of the cast, including Michael Medwin, Robert Beatty, Virginia McKenna and Mervyn Johns are excellent.
It Happened Tomorrow 1944,starring Dick Powell was an earlier and better use of this sort of story.The part of this film set on the island is fine but that part set in the newspaper office becomes a drag.Gilbert Harding,a top tv and radio personality of the fifties plays the Oracle
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- CuriosidadesFinal film of Maire O'Neill.
- Cenas durante ou pós-créditosThe Oracle (played by Gilbert Harding) complains loudly about the pointlessness of credits all the way through the start and end credits.
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By what name was The Oracle (1953) officially released in Canada in English?
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