The Man in the White Suit
- Released on
- Runtime
- 85 mins
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...
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...
Cast
- Alec Guinness
- Joan Greenwood
- Cecil Parker
- Michael Gough
- Ernest Thesiger
- Vida Hope
- Howard Marion-Crawford
- Miles Malleson
- Henry Mollison
- Patric Doonan
- Duncan Lamont
- Harold Goodwin
- Colin Gordon
- Joan Harben
- Arthur Howard
- Roddy Hughes
- Stuart Latham
- Edie Martin
- Mandy Miller
- Charlotte Mitchell
- Olaf Olsen
- Desmond Roberts
- Ewan Roberts
- John Rudling
- Charles Saynor
- Russell Waters
- Brian Worth
- George Benson
- Frank Atkinson
- Charles Cullum
- F.B.J. Sharp
- Scott Harrold
- Jack Howarth
- Jack McNaughton
- Judith Furse
- Billy Russell
- Andy Alston
- Jack Arrow
- David Boyd
- Jim Brady
- Harold Coyne
- Dan Cressey
- Alan Haines
- Laurence Hepworth
- Frank Howard
- Gertrude Kaye
- Jimmy Millar
- Arthur Mullard
- Joe Phelps
- Johnny Rossi
- Carol Wolveridge
Director
- Alexander Mackendrick
Producers
- Michael Balcon
Screenwriter
- Roger MacDougall
- John Dighton
- Alexander Mackendrick
