Roland Young (1887-1953) was one of those constantly working, highly talented, and versatile actors of the early Twentieth Century who could elevate any part he played, even if the film he was in was, itself, inferior.
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936), remade as the comedic Bruce Almighty with Jim Carrey in 2003, plays it straight instead of going for the yucks. The special effects are astounding for 1936.
The gods wonder what would happen if they suddenly gave the full range of their powers to a man. They choose an unlikely little guy (Young) who is an unnoticed clerk working in a department store.
At first, the man plays with his new powers, but, soon, he gets ambitious. He's going to fix the world. That's when the trouble starts. He quickly learns that divine is divine and human is human.
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