Ealing studios’ output from the 1940s and 1950s helped define what was arguably the golden age for british cinema'. '.strtoupper('i')t fostered great directors such as alexander mackendrick and robert hamer, while giving stars such as alec guinness and peter sellers the chance to shine.sidney stratton alec guinness, a humble inventor, develops a fabric which never gets dirty or wears out'. '.strtoupper('t')his would seem to be a boon for mankind, but the established garment manufacturers don’t see it that way they try to suppress it'. '.strtoupper('n')evertheless, sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measuresincludes 64 oage booklet and a2 poster of orginal artworknew matthew sweet on the man in the white suitextract from behp audio interview with bernard gribblerevisiting the man in the white suitaudio commentary by film historian dr'. '.strtoupper('d')ean brandumt is for teacher 1947behind the scenes stills galleryoriginal trailer