The Man in the White Suit

August. 07,1951      
Rating:
7.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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...

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

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