The Man in the White Suit (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...
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.532 |
Directed By
Alexander Mackendrick
Crew
Alexander Mackendrick
Roger MacDougall
Michael Balcon
Douglas Slocombe
Margaret Harper Nelson
Daphne Martin
John Assig
Terry Bishop
Jim O'Connolly
Norman Dorme
Andrew Low
Len Wills
Mary Habberfield
Norman King
Cyril Swern
Geoffrey Dickinson
Jack Dooley
Ted Lockhart
Bob Penn
Michael Shepherd
Ken Westbury
Hugh Wilson
Thelma Graves
Ron Beck
Edith Crutchley
Ernie Farrer
Lily Payne
Lionel Selwyn
Roger MacDougall
John Dighton
Alexander Mackendrick
Hal Mason
Bernard Gribble
L. C. Rudkin
Stephen Dalby
Jeff Seaholme
David Peers
Arthur Bradburn
Felicia Manheim
Anthony Mendleson
Geoffrey Dickinson
Sydney Pearson
Ernest Taylor
Harry Frampton
Barbara Barnard
Geoffrey Myers
Jim Morahan
Sidney Cole
Benjamin Frankel
Ernest Irving
Lionel Banes
TOP 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
Colin Gordon
Hill
Joan Harben
Miss Johnson
Arthur Howard
Roberts
Roddy Hughes
Green
Stuart Latham
Harrison
Edie Martin
Mrs. Watson
Mandy Miller
Gladdie
Charlotte Mitchell
Mill Girl
Olaf Olsen
Knudsen
Desmond Roberts
Mannering
Ewan Roberts
Fotheringay
John Rudling
Wilson
Charles Saynor
Pete
Russell Waters
Davidson
Brian Worth
King
George Benson
The Lodger
Frank Atkinson
The Baker
Charles Cullum
1st Company Director
F.B.J. Sharp
2nd Company Director
Scott Harrold
Express Reporter
Jack Howarth
Receptionist at Corland Mill
Jack McNaughton
Taxi Driver
Judith Furse
Nurse Gamage
Billy Russell
Nightwatchman
Andy Alston
Mill Worker (uncredited)
Jack Arrow
Mill Worker (uncredited)
David Boyd
Office Boy (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Mill Worker (uncredited)
Harold Coyne
Mill Worker (uncredited)
Dan Cressey
Lab Technician (uncredited)
Alan Haines
Reporter (uncredited)
Laurence Hepworth
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Frank Howard
Mill Worker (uncredited)
Gertrude Kaye
Mill Worker (uncredited)
Jimmy Millar
Mill Worker (uncredited)
Arthur Mullard
(uncredited)
Joe Phelps
Mill Worker (uncredited)
Johnny Rossi
Baker (uncredited)
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