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The Man in the White Suit (1951)
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Release Date:
April 1952 (USA)
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Should they let him play...or should they put him away? more
Plot:
An altruistic chemist invents a fabric that resists wear and stain as boon to humanity but both capital and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 nominations
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(2 articles)
Simon Pegg and David Tennant to snatch bodies in Burke and Hare?
(From HeyUGuys. 11 October 2009, 2:22 PM, PDT)
A New Ealing Comedy Is Coming
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 1 May 2001)
(From HeyUGuys. 11 October 2009, 2:22 PM, PDT)
A New Ealing Comedy Is Coming
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 1 May 2001)
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another Ealing Studios gem!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Alec Guinness | ... | Sidney Stratton |
 | Joan Greenwood | ... | Daphne Birnley |
| Cecil Parker | ... | Alan Birnley |
| Michael Gough | ... | Michael Corland |
| Ernest Thesiger | ... | Sir John Kierlaw |
| Howard Marion-Crawford | ... | Cranford (as Howard Marion Crawford) |
| Henry Mollison | ... | Hoskins |
| Vida Hope | ... | Bertha |
| Patric Doonan | ... | Frank |
| Duncan Lamont | ... | Harry |
| Harold Goodwin | ... | Wilkins |
| Colin Gordon | ... | Hill |
| Joan Harben | ... | Miss Johnson |
| Arthur Howard | ... | Roberts |
| Roddy Hughes | ... | Green |
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85 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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UK:U |
Iceland:L |
Australia:PG |
Finland:S (video rating) (1991) |
USA:Approved |
Finland:K-8 (1959) |
Sweden:15
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The strange noises made by the laboratory apparatus were produced for the sound track by a tuba and a bassoon.
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Continuity: When Mr. Harrison is called by a woman because he is wanted by Mr. Corland, he is blowing into a glass vial on a side counter which was not there in the previous shot.
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Sir John Kierlaw:
Now. Some fool has invented an indestructible cloth. Where is he? How much does he want?
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Referenced in "Just a Minute: (#2.2)" (1994)
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I can't say whether the post-WWII British comedies produced at the Ealing Studios are an acquired taste or not, but I am completely addicted, and The Man in the White Suit is one of the best. No need to go into the well-known plot about the threat posed to both the textile industry and the textile unions by an indestructible, dirt-resistant fiber. Suffice it to say that the slings and arrows suffered by the naively idealistic Sidney Stratton in pursuing his polymer vision make for a comedic delight. Many of the well-known faces from the world of British character actors - the nervous Cecil Parker, the suavely devious Michael Gough, and the bluntly ruthless Ernest Thesinger - put in wonderful performances. Guinness - as always and forever - is superb, and Joan Greenwood is delectable as Daphne (just the way she enunciates the word "Daddy", makes the entire movie worth seeing).
"Knudsen!!!!!!!"