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"The Man in the White Suit" quotes

The Man in the White Suit poster
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.

Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Writer: Roger MacDougall, John Dighton, Alexander Mackendrick
Production: N/A
Genre: comedy, drama, sci-fi
Year: 1951
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 7.3
BoxOffice: $8,718
Released: 01 Apr 1952
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total

10 Clips

Sir John KierlawSidney StrattonMichael CorlandAlan Birnley
Now some fool - The Man in the White Suit 00:18 Now some fool Why can't you scientists leave things alone - The Man in the White Suit 00:14 Why can't you scientists leave things alone Thanks Oh that's ingenious - The Man in the White Suit 00:24 Thanks Oh that's ingenious Flotsam floating on the flood tide of profits - The Man in the White Suit 00:12 Flotsam floating on the flood tide of profits Well what's funny about it It's just the suit - The Man in the White Suit 00:56 Well what's funny about it It's just the suit Sid what's all this Harry says you've quit - The Man in the White Suit 00:39 Sid what's all this Harry says you've quit New aren't you Uh yes - The Man in the White Suit 01:04 New aren't you Uh yes No Thank you Sidney - The Man in the White Suit 00:13 No Thank you Sidney It shouldn't have done that - The Man in the White Suit 00:07 It shouldn't have done that What do you think happened to all the other things - The Man in the White Suit 00:24 What do you think happened to all the other things

Cast

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