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The Man in the White Suit (1951)

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

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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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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

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