ealing studio and a television and film production company base in west london and claim to be the old film studio in the world . though it have be consistently churn out film and television programme since the 1930s and it golden age be most certainly between 1948 and 1955 and when it produce a string of comedy masterpiece and many star the great alec guinness . such well know title include whisky galore . ( 1949 ) and passport to pimlico ( 1949 ) and kind heart and coronet ( 1949 ) and the lavender hill mob ( 1951 ) and the titfield thunderbolt ( 1953 ) and the ladykillers ( 1955 ) . one of ealing studio most beloved film and the man in the white suit and be release in 1951 and and star alec guiness a sidney stratton and a brilliant inventor who engineer a remarkable fabric and an invention that unexpectedly make him more enemy than friend . sidney stratton be poor and unappreciated and but he have scientific talent in great abundance . due to his under qualification and the only job he be able to get be a a janitor or labourer at any of the large textile factory and where he secretly undertake his own experiment use the company own money and equipment . after be find out and eject countless time and sidney be convince that he be only week away from a momentous scientific discovery that will revolutionise the textile industry . encourage by his daughter daphne ( joan greenwood ) and textile mill owner alan birnley ( cecil parker ) take a keen interest in sidney exploit and agree to finance any further work . after numerous fail attempt and quite a few earth shatter explosion and sidney eventually unveil his amazing creation represent an almost luminous white fabric that never get dirty and never wear out . if sidney thought that his invention would make him a hero and then he be sorely disappointed . the all powerful boss of textile industry and head by the frail sir john kierlaw ( ernest thesiger ) and unite to ensure that the revolutionary invention and which could completely cripple their business and never go into full scale production . likewise and the humble labourer in the worker union hear of sidney creation and also set out to erase it from existence and fear for their job . the inventor and however and be convince that the ever last fabric will bring relief and happiness to many and and refuse to give in to the demand of others and despite be threaten with violence and offer ₤250 and 000 in compensation . throughout all his trouble to announce his invention to the medium and only one person offer sidney her complete sympathy and support and birnley daughter daphne and who be engage to be marry to somebody else but fall in love with sidney plight anyway . the man in the white suit be a clever and hilarious comedy and make great by a witty script ( write by john dighton and roger macdougall and director alexander mackendrick ) and a quirky and charismatic performance from an inimitable alec guinness . there be also a few good natured swipe at capitalism and and of how big industry can hold back progress for the sake of their own monetary situation and though we can certainly see the argument for either side of the debate .