The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit (1951)

6.9 85 min Movie
ComedyScience 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...

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Cast

Alec Guinness Alec Guinness Sidney Stratton
Joan Greenwood Joan Greenwood Daphne Birnley
Cecil Parker Cecil Parker Alan Birnley
Michael Gough Michael Gough Michael Corland
Ernest Thesiger Ernest Thesiger Sir John Kierlaw
Vida Hope Vida Hope Bertha
Howard Marion-Crawford Howard Marion-Crawford Cranford
Miles Malleson Miles Malleson The Tailor
Henry Mollison Henry Mollison Hoskins
Patric Doonan Patric Doonan Frank
Duncan Lamont Duncan Lamont Harry
Harold Goodwin Harold Goodwin Wilkins

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