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 (1951)

Guinness is Back...Working Wonders With Wile, Whimsey and Wit!

★ 6.9/10 August 7, 1951 85 min

ComedyScience Fiction

Director: Alexander Mackendrick  ·  Writers: Roger MacDougall, John Dighton, Alexander Mackendrick

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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Director

Alexander Mackendrick

Cast

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