The Man Who Could Work Miracles

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

A Modern Aladdin Who Could make Women Do Things!

NR 1936 · 82 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy, Fantasy

An ordinary man, while vigorously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers that he can perform them.

Directed by Lothar Mendes · Written by H. G. Wells

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