The Man in the White Suit (1951)
- Directors:
- Alexander Mackendrick
- Screenwriters:
- Roger MacDougall, John Dighton, Alexander Mackendrick
- Producers:
- Michael Balcon
- Cast:
- Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger, Howard Marion-Crawford, Henry Mollison, Vida Hope, Miles Malleson, Patric Doonan, Duncan Lamont, Harold Goodwin, Colin Gordon, Mandy Miller, Joan Harben, ... Show all
Movie plot
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...
What is the movie The Man in the White Suit about?
The Man in the White Suit is a movie about Inventions and Patents, Capitalism, Chemistry, Factory Life, Strikes and Unions.
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