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An altruistic chemist invents a fabric which resists wear and stain as a boon to humanity, but big business and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons. Cast: Sidney Stratton: Alec Guinness Daphne Birnley: Joan Greenwood Alan Birnley: Cecil Parker Michael Corland: Michael Gough Sir John Kierlaw: Ernest Thesiger Cranford: Howard Marion-Crawford Hoskins: Henry Mollison Bertha: Vida Hope Frank: Patric Doonan Harry: Duncan Lamont Wilkins: Harold Goodwin Hill: Colin Gordon Miss Johnson: Joan Harben Roberts: Arthur Howard Green: Roddy Hughes Harrison: Stuart Latham The Tailor: Miles Malleson Mrs. Watson: Edie Martin Gladdie: Mandy Miller Mill Girl: Charlotte Mitchell Knudsen: Olaf Olsen Mannering: Desmond Roberts Fotheringay: Ewan Roberts Wilson: John Rudling Pete: Charles Saynor Davidson: Russell Waters King: Brian Worth The Lodger: George Benson The Baker: Frank Atkinson 1st Company Director: Charles Cullum 2nd Company Director: F.B.J. Sharp Express Reporter: Scott Harrold Receptionist At Corland Mill: Jack Howarth Taxi Driver: Jack McNaughton Nurse Gamage: Judith Furse Nightwatchman: Billy Russell Mill Worker: Joe Phelps Office Boy: David Boyd Lab Technician: Dan Cressey Reporter: Alan Haines Chauffeur: Laurence Hepworth Baker: Johnny Rossi Schoolgirl in Front of Class: Carol Wolveridge Written by: Roger MacDougall, John Dighton, Alexander Mackendrick Director: Alexander Mackendrick Production: The Rank Organisation, Ealing Studios Release date: 01 Apr 1952 Box Office: $8,718