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The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

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

1951•1h 25m•6.9/10
ComedyScience Fiction

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6.9/10(207)

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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Production

The Rank Organisation, Ealing Studios

Language

EN

Status

Released

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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

Colin Gordon

Colin Gordon

Hill

Joan Harben

Miss Johnson

Arthur Howard

Arthur Howard

Roberts

Roddy Hughes

Green

Stuart Latham

Stuart Latham

Harrison

Edie Martin

Edie Martin

Mrs. Watson

Mandy Miller

Mandy Miller

Gladdie

Charlotte Mitchell

Charlotte Mitchell

Mill Girl

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