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  • The Man in the White Suit (1951)
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    85 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Approved
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

An altruistic chemist invents a fabric which resists wear and stain as a boon to humanity, but big business and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons.
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Writers
Roger MacDougall (play) (screenplay) | John Dighton (screenplay) | Alexander Mackendrick (screenplay)
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Release date
Apr 1952 (United States)

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Cast

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51 cast members
Name Known for
Alec Guinness
Sidney Stratton Sidney Stratton   See fewer
Joan Greenwood
Daphne Birnley Daphne Birnley   See fewer
Cecil Parker
Alan Birnley Alan Birnley   See fewer
Michael Gough
Michael Corland Michael Corland   See fewer
Ernest Thesiger
Sir John Kierlaw Sir John Kierlaw   See fewer
Howard Marion-Crawford
Cranford (as Howard Marion Crawford) Cranford (as Howard Marion Crawford)   See fewer
Henry Mollison
Hoskins Hoskins   See fewer
Vida Hope
Bertha Bertha   See fewer
Harold Goodwin
Wilkins Wilkins   See fewer
Joan Harben
Miss Johnson Miss Johnson   See fewer
Arthur Howard
Roberts Roberts   See fewer
Stuart Latham
Harrison Harrison   See fewer
Miles Malleson
The Tailor The Tailor   See fewer
Edie Martin
Mrs. Watson Mrs. Watson   See fewer
Mandy Miller
Gladdie Gladdie   See fewer
Charlotte Mitchell
Mill Girl Mill Girl   See fewer
Olaf Olsen
Knudsen Knudsen   See fewer
Desmond Roberts
Mannering Mannering   See fewer
Ewan Roberts
Fotheringay Fotheringay   See fewer
John Rudling
Wilson Wilson   See fewer
Russell Waters
Davidson Davidson   See fewer
George Benson
The Lodger The Lodger   See fewer
Frank Atkinson
The Baker The Baker   See fewer
Charles Cullum
1st Company Director 1st Company Director   See fewer
F.B.J. Sharp
2nd Company Director 2nd Company Director   See fewer
Scott Harrold
Express Reporter (as Scott Harold) Express Reporter (as Scott Harold)   See fewer
Jack Howarth
Receptionist At Corland Mill Receptionist At Corland Mill   See fewer
Jack McNaughton
Taxi Driver Taxi Driver   See fewer
Judith Furse
Nurse Gamage Nurse Gamage   See fewer
Billy Russell
Nightwatchman Nightwatchman   See fewer
Andy Alston
Mill Worker (uncredited) Mill Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Arrow
Mill Worker (uncredited) Mill Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
David Boyd
Office Boy (uncredited) Office Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Brady
Mill Worker (uncredited) Mill Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Coyne
Mill Worker (uncredited) Mill Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Dan Cressey
Lab Technician (uncredited) Lab Technician (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Haines
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Laurence Hepworth
Chauffeur (uncredited) Chauffeur (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Howard
Mill Worker (uncredited) Mill Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Gertrude Kaye
Mill Worker (uncredited) Mill Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Millar
Mill Worker (uncredited) Mill Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Mullard
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Phelps
Mill Worker (uncredited) Mill Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Johnny Rossi
Baker (uncredited) Baker (uncredited)   See fewer
Carol Wolveridge
Schoolgirl in Front of Class (uncredited) Schoolgirl in Front of Class (uncredited)   See fewer
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