The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

85 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 7, 1951

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 Man in the White Suit

85 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 7, 1951

The Man in the White Suit
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...
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers The Rank Organisation, Ealing Studios
Original title The Man in the White Suit
Directors John Assig, Felicia Manheim, David Peers, Terry Bishop, Jim O'Connolly, Alexander Mackendrick
Writers Roger MacDougall, Alexander Mackendrick, John Dighton

Cast

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

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

Joan Harben

as Miss Johnson

Arthur Howard

as Roberts

Roddy Hughes

as Green

Stuart Latham

as Harrison

Edie Martin

as Mrs. Watson

Mandy Miller

as Gladdie

Charlotte Mitchell

as Mill Girl

Olaf Olsen

as Knudsen

Desmond Roberts

as Mannering

Ewan Roberts

as Fotheringay

John Rudling

as Wilson

Charles Saynor

as Pete

Russell Waters

as Davidson

Brian Worth

as King

George Benson

as The Lodger

Frank Atkinson

as The Baker

Charles Cullum

as 1st Company Director

F.B.J. Sharp

as 2nd Company Director

Scott Harrold

as Express Reporter

Jack Howarth

as Receptionist at Corland Mill

Jack McNaughton

as Taxi Driver

Judith Furse

as Nurse Gamage

Billy Russell

as Nightwatchman

Andy Alston

as Mill Worker (uncredited)

Jack Arrow

as Mill Worker (uncredited)

David Boyd

as Office Boy (uncredited)

Jim O'Brady

as Mill Worker (uncredited)

Harold Coyne

as Mill Worker (uncredited)

Dan Cressey

as Lab Technician (uncredited)

Alan Haines

as Reporter (uncredited)

Laurence Hepworth

as Chauffeur (uncredited)

Frank Howard

as Mill Worker (uncredited)

Gertrude Kaye

as Mill Worker (uncredited)

Jimmy Millar

as Mill Worker (uncredited)

Arthur Mullard

as (uncredited)

Joe Phelps

as Mill Worker (uncredited)

Johnny Rossi

as Baker (uncredited)

Carol Wolveridge

as Schoolgirl in Front of Class (uncredited)