The Man in the White Suit
Year:
1951
Production Country:
Great Britain
Comedy about a young chemist who invents a material which will never wear out or get dirty.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Sidney Stratton Alec Guinness
- Daphne Birnley Joan Greenwood
- Alan Birnley Cecil Parker
- Michael Corland Michael Gough
- Sir John Kierlaw Ernest Thesiger
- Bertha Vida Hope
- Cranford Howard Marion-crawford
- the tailor Miles Malleson
- Hoskins Henry Mollison
- 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
- Mrs Watson Edie Martin
- Gladdie Mandy Miller
- mill girl Charlotte Mitchell
- Knudsen, Sir John's butler 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 Harold
- Corland Mill receptionist Jack Howarth
- taxi driver Jack Mcnaughton
- Nurse Gamage Judith Furse
- nightwatchman Billy Russell
- [office boy] David Boyd
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
- [2nd Unit Director] Terry Bishop
- Assistant Director David Peers
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] John Assig
- [Assistant Director (3rd)] Jim O'Connolly
- Continuity Felicia Manheim
Rights
Production
- Production Company Ealing Studios
- Presents The Rank Organisation
- Released through General Film Distributors
- Produced by Michael Balcon
- Associate Producer Sidney Cole
- Unit Production Manager L.C. Rudkin
- Production Supervisor Hal Mason
- [Producer's Assistant] Christopher Barry
- Studio Ealing Studios
Casting
- [Casting] Margaret Harper Nelson
- [Assistant Casting] Thelma Graves
- [Crowd and Small Parts Casting] Muriel Cole
Writing
- Screenplay by Roger MacDougall
- Screenplay by John Dighton
- Screenplay by Alexander Mackendrick
- Based on a play by Roger MacDougall
Photography
- Director of Photography Douglas Slocombe
- Additional Photography by Lionel Banes
- Camera Operator Jeff Seaholme
- [Focus Puller] Hugh Wilson
- [Clapper Loader] Michael Shepherd
- [Grips] Ted Lockhart
Stills
- [Stills] Jack Dooley
- [Floor Stills] Bob Penn
Special Effects
- Special Effects Syd Pearson
- Special Processes Geoffrey Dickinson
Editing
- Editor Bernard Gribble
- [Assistant Editor] Lionel Selwyn
Design
- Art Director Jim Morahan
- [Assistant Art Director] Len Wills
- [Set Dresser] Andrew Low
Costumes
- Costume Designer Anthony Mendleson
- [Wardrobe Master] Ernest Farrar
- [Men's Wardrobe Assistant] Ron Beck
- [Wardrobe Mistress] Lily Payne
- [Ladies' Wardrobe Assistant] Edith Crutchley
Make-up
- Make-up Ernest Taylor
- Make-up Harry Frampton
- Hairstyles Barbara Barnard
- [Hairdressing Assistant] Daphne Martin
Music
- Music by Benjamin Frankel
- [Music] Played by The Philharmonia Orchestra
- [Music] Conducted by Ernest Irving
Sound
- Sound Supervisor Stephen Dalby
- Recordist Arthur Bradburn
- [Boom Operator] Cyril Swern
Consultant
- Scientific Adviser Geoffrey Myers
