The Man In The White Suit
- 1951 film
Classic Ealing comedy starring Alec Guinness. Sidney Stratton invents a fibre that never gets dirty and never wears out, but it causes him problems. Also features Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger, Vida Hope and more.
- Repeated Wednesday at 12:55pm on Film4
Streaming rank this week: 5,602
Cast & crew credits
| 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 Harold | Express Reporter |
| Jack Howarth | Receptionist at Corland Mill |
| Jack McNaughton | Taxi Driver |
| Judith Furse | Nurse Gamage |
| Billy Russell | Nightwatchman |
| Roger MacDougall | Writer |
| John Dighton | Writer |
| Alexander Mackendrick | Writer |
| Alexander Mackendrick | Director |
| Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Sidney Cole | Associate Producer |
| Bernard Gribble | Editor |
| Jim Morahan | Production Designer |
| Douglas Slocombe | Director of Photography |
| Benjamin Frankel | Composer |
| Roger MacDougall | Creator |