The Man in the White Suit (1951)

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.

Alexander Mackendrick

Alexander Mackendrick John Dighton Roger MacDougall

Alec Guinness Alexander Mackendrick Arthur Howard Cecil Parker Colin Gordon Duncan Lamont Edie Martin Ernest Thesiger Harold Goodwin Henry Mollison Howard Marion-Crawford Joan Greenwood Joan Harben John Dighton Michael Gough Miles Malleson Patric Doonan Roddy Hughes Roger MacDougall Stuart Latham Vida Hope