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The Man in the White Suit (1951) [N/A]

Release Date:
August 7, 1951

Original Title:
The Man in the White Suit

Alternate Titles:
El hombre vestido de blanco

Genres:
Comedy | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Ealing Studios
The Rank Organisation

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
BE: AL  DE: 12  GB: U  IT: T  NL: 6  SE: Btl 

Runtime: 85

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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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Production

Additional Director of Photography:
Lionel Banes

Art Direction:
Jim Morahan

Assistant Art Director:
Len Wills

Assistant Camera:
Ken Westbury

Assistant Director:
David Peers

Assistant Editor:
Lionel Selwyn

Assistant Hairdresser:
Daphne Martin

Associate Producer:
Sidney Cole

Boom Operator:
Cyril Swern

Camera Operator:
Jeff Seaholme

Casting:
Margaret Harper Nelson

Casting Assistant:
Thelma Graves

Clapper Loader:
Michael Shepherd

Conductor:
Ernest Irving

Continuity:
Felicia Manheim

Costume Designer:
Anthony Mendleson

Director:
Alexander Mackendrick

Director of Photography:
Douglas Slocombe

Draughtsman:
Norman Dorme

Editor:
Bernard Gribble

Focus Puller:
Hugh Wilson

Grip:
Ted Lockhart

Hairstylist:
Barbara Barnard

Makeup Artist:
Ernest Taylor
Harry Frampton

Original Music Composer:
Benjamin Frankel

Producer:
Michael Balcon

Production Supervisor:
Hal Mason

Scientific Consultant:
Geoffrey Myers

Screenplay:
Roger MacDougall
John Dighton
Alexander Mackendrick

Second Assistant Director:
John Assig

Second Unit Director:
Terry Bishop

Set Dresser:
Andrew Low

Sound Editor:
Mary Habberfield

Sound Engineer:
Norman King

Sound Recordist:
Arthur Bradburn

Sound Supervisor:
Stephen Dalby

Special Effects:
Sydney Pearson
Geoffrey Dickinson

Still Photographer:
Jack Dooley
Bob Penn

Theatre Play:
Roger MacDougall

Third Assistant Director:
Jim O'Connolly

Unit Production Manager:
L. C. Rudkin

Visual Effects:
Geoffrey Dickinson

Wardrobe Assistant:
Edith Crutchley
Ron Beck

Wardrobe Master:
Ernie Farrer
Lily Payne

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