One Wish Too Many
One Wish Too Many ★★½ 1955
A young boy finds a marble that grants wishes. He has the time of his life with his teachers and the school bullies, but runs into trouble when he creates a giant steam roller which overruns London. Winner of Best Children's Film, 1956 Venice Film Festival, but it is hard to say why. 55m/B VHS . GB Anthony Richmond, Rosalind Gourgey, John Pike; D: John Durst.
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