Oct 23rd
The Man in the White Suit**
(GB 1951)
Rank/Ealing. 82m. bw
A rogue young scientist constructs an indestructible fabric which horrifies both industry and workers alike, who unite to stop him.
Incisive, brilliantly made, almost anti-Ealing comedy (the flip side of their usual British stoicism) with doses of sci-fi and lots of excellent performances....and yet, the satire seems misguided and the comedy resolves itself in a series of farcical chases rather than any satisfying plot development. The ending is suitably memorable with echoes of Fritz Lang more than British comedy.
Written by: John Dighton, Alexander Mackendrick, Roger MacDougall, based on his play.
Producers: Michael Balcon, Sidney Cole.
Director: Alexander Mackendrick.
Starring: Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger, Howard Marion Crawford, Vida Hope, Patric Doonan, Henry Mollison, Edie Martin, Mandy Miller.
Photography: Douglas Slocombe.
Music: Benjamin Frankel.
Preceded by:
The Pilgrim*
(US 1923. 40m. bw. silent; An escaped convict disguises as a priest in a small town, but prevents a fellow former inmate from stealing from a family. Variable satire only occasionally hitting the mark, but Chaplin for once keeps sentiment at bay.; w, d: Charles Chaplin; s: Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Tom Murray, Sydney Chaplin, Mack Swain.)
The Man in the White Suit**
(GB 1951)
Rank/Ealing. 82m. bw
A rogue young scientist constructs an indestructible fabric which horrifies both industry and workers alike, who unite to stop him.
Incisive, brilliantly made, almost anti-Ealing comedy (the flip side of their usual British stoicism) with doses of sci-fi and lots of excellent performances....and yet, the satire seems misguided and the comedy resolves itself in a series of farcical chases rather than any satisfying plot development. The ending is suitably memorable with echoes of Fritz Lang more than British comedy.
Written by: John Dighton, Alexander Mackendrick, Roger MacDougall, based on his play.
Producers: Michael Balcon, Sidney Cole.
Director: Alexander Mackendrick.
Starring: Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger, Howard Marion Crawford, Vida Hope, Patric Doonan, Henry Mollison, Edie Martin, Mandy Miller.
Photography: Douglas Slocombe.
Music: Benjamin Frankel.
Preceded by:
The Pilgrim*
(US 1923. 40m. bw. silent; An escaped convict disguises as a priest in a small town, but prevents a fellow former inmate from stealing from a family. Variable satire only occasionally hitting the mark, but Chaplin for once keeps sentiment at bay.; w, d: Charles Chaplin; s: Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Tom Murray, Sydney Chaplin, Mack Swain.)
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