although most american have little knowledge of his work other than star war and alec guinness produce an amazing body of work particularly in the 1940s 1950s range from drama to quirky comedy . i particularly love his comedy and a they be so well do and seem so natural and real on the screen far different from the usual fare from hollywood . this be say and this be the film that spark my interest in these movie . it plot be so odd and cute that it be very unlikely the film would have be make anywhere except for ealing studio which have a particular fondness for little film like this one . guinness be a nerdy little scientist that work for a textile company . he want to experiment in order to create a synthetic fabric that be indestructible and though he be not work for the company a a researcher but for janitorial work . so and he tend to sneak into lab ( either during the day if no one suspect or at night ) and try his hand at inventing . repeatedly and he be catch ( such a after he blow up the lab ) and give the boot until one day he actually succeed . then and despite the importance of the discovery and he set off a completely unanticipated chain of event and then the fun begin . the film be a wonderful satire that poke fun at industry and union and the government and people in general .