The Man in the White Suit
1951 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 11,155 VOTES · DIR. Alexander Mackendrick
Overview
The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...
Dialogue Timeline — 1,014 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:16 [ Gong ]
00:04:24 OBVIOUSLY, IT'S, UH--
00:07:31 WHERE WAS I ?
00:11:36 NEVER WORKED IN A MILL BEFORE ? OH, YES, SEVERAL.
00:15:23 THERE ARE A FEW THINGS, OF COURSE, BUT...
00:18:03 I WOULDN'T DREAM OF LETTING YOU MARRY ME IN A FIT OF TEMPER.
00:22:16 SUCH AS, UM, RAYON AND NYLON.
00:27:02 [ Hoskins ] AH, SISTER ! COME HERE.
00:30:16 NO, I DON'T CARE WHAT HIS NAME IS. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HE--
00:33:13 THE POINT IS YOU DON'T KNOW
00:37:20 WELL, WHAT DOES HE WANT THAT FOR ?
00:40:42 YES. WHY ? MY DEAR BOY, WHAT'S THE MATTER ?
00:45:24 MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD, LIVING LIVES OF DRUDGERY
00:49:00 - WHAT ABOUT US ? - WELL, I'LL ADMIT SOME INDIVIDUALS...
00:51:14 SOMETHING OUGHTA BE DONE ABOUT IT.
00:54:25 DELAY ? OH.
00:57:59 [ Children Chattering In Distance ]
01:01:09 WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING TO SIDNEY ?
01:04:06 AND ABOUT TIME TOO.
01:07:49 BUT, WE'RE NOT INTENDING TO. GOOD HEAVENS, MAN, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE OUT TO PREVENT.
01:11:23 [ Sid Cries Out ] [ Clattering ]
01:14:26 NOW THAT SIDNEY STRATTON'S WITH US.
01:18:11 THERE'S A LIGHT BOBBING UP AND DOWN OVER THERE.
08:03:00 FOR SUNDRIES ?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,014
Dialogue density11.9 lines / min
First line00:00:16
Final line08:03:00
Production Record
DirectorAlexander Mackendrick
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes11,155