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 ]
00:04:17 WELL, IT'S, UH--
00:07:25 EXCUSE ME, SIR. AFTER LUNCH, HILL.
00:11:23 YOU WANT TO LEAVE IT SO YOU CAN SEE OVER THE TOP.
00:15:09 WELL, I SEE.
00:17:39 ANYTIME.
00:21:54 A WHAT ? DO YOU KNOW WHAT A MOLECULE IS ?
00:26:45 [ Arguing ]
00:29:41 WELL, CAN YOU FIND HIS PRIVATE NUMBER, OR IS IT TOO MUCH TO HOPE ?
00:32:45 DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS ?
00:36:19 IT DOES SEEM AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT. I SUPPOSE IT'S NECESSARY.
00:39:27 VERY DISCOURAGED.
00:43:45 OH, I'M AFRAID YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO.
00:48:18 [ Inhaling Atomizer ]
00:50:32 HE'S RIGHT, YOU KNOW. VESTED INTEREST.
00:53:06 I SEE.
00:56:27 [ Screams ] STOP A MINUTE !
01:00:10 HELLO, MOTTRAM. HOW ? WE'VE ALREADY OFFERED HIM A QUARTER OF A MILLION.
01:02:42 I NEED HARDLY TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE A VERY ATTRACTIVE GIRL.
01:06:37 NOW, WE'VE GOT TO GET THAT SUIT TO THE NEWSPAPERS.
01:10:14 SID, THE ROOM'S LET TO SOME OLD GEEZER.
01:12:59 N-NOW, BIRNLEY-- B-BIRNLEY, LISTEN--
01:16:27 [ Phone Ringing ]
01:21:06 - THERE ! - [ Man #2 ] THERE HE IS.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,014
Dialogue density11.9 lines / min
First line00:00:16
Final line01:21:06
Production Record
DirectorAlexander Mackendrick
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes11,155