if the man in the white suit have be do in america and can not you see either danny kaye or jerry lewis try on alec guinness sidney stratton on for size . this be one of the best of alec guinness film and certainly one of the best that ealing studio in the united kingdom ever turn out . it so perfectly fit within the time frame of the new labour government and the society it be try to build . it amaze how in time of crisis capital and labor can agree . alec guinness this meek little schnook of a man be obsess with the idea that he can invent clothing that will never need cleaning and that in fact repels all kind of foreign matter the minute it touch the garment . he a persistent cuss and he do succeed . of course the implication haven not really be think through about the kind of impact clothing like that will have on society . in the end everyone be chase him down like they would a fugitive and almost like peter lorre from m or orson welles in the stranger or even robert newton in oliver twist . it the mark of a great comedy film that a potentially serious situation like that chase a describe in some of the serious film i have mention can be play for laugh . poor guinness suit be not only white and stain repellent and but it glow like a neon sign . other than guinness the best performance be from cecil parker a yet another pompous oaf and joan greenwood a his siren daughter and ernest thesiger the big clothing manufacturer in the uk > come to think of it and do paramount borrow that suit from ealing and give it to john travolta for saturday night fever .