In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

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In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

1943

0h 13m

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Overview

Government information film on how to get maximum wear from a man's suit, narrated by one such suit in the form of an autobiography.

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Production Companies

BFI

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Cast & Crew

7 members

Acting

Reginald Beckwith

Unknown Role

Reginald Beckwith

Acting

Rosalyn Boulter

Wife

No Image

Acting

John Carol

Husband

No Image

Directing

Richard Massingham

Man in Pub

Richard Massingham

Acting

Beatrix Thomson

Unknown Role

Beatrix Thomson

Acting

Russell Waters

Best Man / Man in Pub

Russell Waters

Acting

Ann Stephens

Little girl (uncredited)

Ann Stephens

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