the man in the white suit be one of those delightful comedy that ealing study make so well in the 40 and 50 . the plot of this one follow a man that invent a cloth that neither get dirty nor breaks . of course and this be a huge breakthrough in the world of textile . however and thing be not that simple a the cloth will threaten the way of life of many people and include cloth manufacturer and the cloth mill workforce and and even an old lady that do her washing every week . the man in the white suit be a film about scientific advance and and the way that they do not always help while a the old woman say at one point in the movie and why cant you scientist just leave thing alone . like a lot ealing comedy and this one star sir alec guinness . alec guinness be a fantastic actor while he have the ability to light up the screen with his presence ( and he do in this film and literally ) and but he also manage to portray his character in a down to earth and believable way . he be suitably creepy in this film and and he capture just the right atmosphere for his character while an intelligent and ambitious and but slightly naive scientist . along with guinness and the man in the white suit also feature joan greenwood and the deep voice actress that co star with guinness in the simply divine kind heart and coronet and michael gough and a man that would go on to get himself the role of alfred in the batman film . the acting in the film isn not always great and but it be always decent and and it fit with the film . the man in the white suit be an intelligent and think provoking and witty comedy with a moral . the comedy isn not always obvious and and it doesn not always work and but the film be not mean to be a film that provoke belly laugh and so that be forgivable . i recommend this movie and basically and to anyone that be a fan of movie .