The MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT
- The MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT
Film (1951). Ealing Studios. Dir Alexander Mackendrick, starring Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Ernest Thesiger. Screenplay Roger MacDougall, John Dighton, Mackendrick, based on the play The Man in the White Suit by MacDougall. 85 mins, cut to 81 mins. B/w.
A SCIENTIST creates an artificial fibre that neither wears out nor gets dirty. To prove it, he makes himself a shining white suit that retains its pristine condition throughout the film. Attempts are made by clothing manufacturers and their workers to suppress the new material. Finally its inventor is cornered in a street where, suddenly and symbolically, his suit begins to disintegrate and is torn to shreds by the angry mob. The film ends with the scientist planning a second attempt. This fine film is a witty and pertinent SATIRE whose success owes more to the traditions of the Ealing comedy than to sf.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia.
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