The Man in the White Suit (1951), poster, British

Artists: S. John Woods (1915-1997), A. R. 🔴Thompson (1894-197♏9)

Unframed: 30 x 20 in. (76 x 51 cm)

Framed: 36 1/2 x 26 in. (92.7 x 66 cm)

Most film posters were designed in-house by studio artists and designers. However, throughout the 40s and 50s, Ealing Studios broke the mould by adopting an ambitious and inventive approach to poster design. Headed by S. John Woods, a formidable graphic designer in his own right, the Ealing advertising department invited contemporary artists and designers to create poste🧔rs for their films. Almost all posters up until the late-1970s were distributed folded. Ealing Studios made a point of distributing the majority of their posters rolled, as they valued the artworks and medium of posters. The poster for this film - withꦗ its striking depiction of Alec Guinness in his white suit, stepping out against the bright red background - is a truly unforgettable image from Ealing Studios and from the 1950s.

This classic Ealing 🔜Comedy came out a few months after the successful The Lavender Hill Mob, and again starred Alec Guinness with Joan Greenwood and Cecilಌ Parker.