The Man in the White Suit
6.858
85 minutes
8/7/1951
Overview
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 List
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
Howard Marion-Crawford
as Cranford
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 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)