The Man in the White Suit
Comedy
Science Fiction
Guinness is Back...Working Wonders With Wile, Whimsey and Wit!
The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...
1951-08-07
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Cast
Director
Alexander Mackendrick
Alec Guinness as Sidney Stratton
Joan Greenwood as Daphne Birnley
Cecil Parker as Alan Birnley
Michael Gough as Michael Corland
Ernest Thesiger as Sir John Kierlaw
Vida Hope as Bertha
Howard Marion-Crawford as Cranford
Miles Malleson as The Tailor
Henry Mollison as Hoskins
Patric Doonan as Frank
Duncan Lamont as Harry
Harold Goodwin as Wilkins
Colin Gordon as Hill
Arthur Howard as Roberts
Stuart Latham as Harrison
Edie Martin as Mrs. Watson
Mandy Miller as Gladdie
Charlotte Mitchell as Mill Girl
Desmond Roberts as Mannering
Ewan Roberts as Fotheringay
Russell Waters as Davidson
Brian Worth as King
George Benson as The Lodger
Frank Atkinson as The Baker
Jack McNaughton as Taxi Driver
Judith Furse as Nurse Gamage
Jim Brady as Mill Worker (uncredited)
Arthur Mullard as (uncredited)
Johnny Rossi as Baker (uncredited)