Alec Guinness - The Screen Icons Collection Details

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[Highly rated reviewer]

Excellent; Dont Be Put-Out By B/W

Kind Hearts & Coronets; heir to a noble family Alec Guiness [Lavender Hill Mob, The] is forced to accept a menial-job when his mother’s family refuse to accept his existence. Rejected by childhood-sweetheart Joan Greenwood [Young Wives Tale] Alec plots revenge on those who ruined his life & disowned his mother who married for love…

Man In The White Suit; scientist Alec Guiness [Kind Hearts & Coronets] moves from one mill to another exploiting their facilities in his quest to produce a synthetic fibre that ‘never gets dirty & never wears out’. Alec’s R&D rattles-up thousands of pounds, a considerable sum at the time, in ‘sundries’; hushed-up lest shareholders discover the truth. Deemed ‘insane’ by his previous employers he convinces mill owners Cecil Parker [Man Could Get Killed, A] daughter Joan Greenwood [Whisky Galore] not to report him to her father. Having created his miracle-fibre rival mill-owners, commodity-dealers & workers…

[Highly rated reviewer]

Oldie but goodie

I'm not usually a fan of old films but my girlfriend wanted to watch this, so i joined in. Alec Guiness, who younger persons will know as Obe Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars series,and plays 8 roles in this film. Brilliantly acted, with the customary twist at the end. It's true that the old movies are better quality stories. With a hint of humour, well worth a watch.