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This is a very silly episode of "Four Star Playhouse" but despite a completely ludicrous plot, it works. When the show begins, Philip (David Niven) is a milquetoast Walter Mitty type who day dreams a lot and has some great ideas...but he's just not assertive. Because of this, he's very unlikely to get his promotion...and in fact he might just get laid off. But, when he meets up with an obnoxious suit salesman (Jesse White) who offers him a free suit, his life changes considerably...even though the suit ends up being just awful!

The cheap gangster suit was pretty funny and seeing the change in Philip was pretty cute. Not a great episode but one that made me smile--and that is plenty of reason to watch this one. Well worth seeing.

This very cute segment for Four Star Playhouse spotlights David Niven's comic timing and ability, at times reminding me of a true master -Stan Laurel. It's a treat for any of his fan's to see.

He plays a nerdy advertising man who handles Novelty accounts (think of a couple years later, items like hula hoop or frisbee). He gets no respect, from his boss, who passes him over for a vice president promotion, strangers he meets on the street and even the office building elevator operator, beautiful Joi Lansing in a walk-on role.

As farcical elements accumulate, the show takes its central turn when super-effective con man causes Niven trouble by giving him the hard sell pitch and membership in a suit raffle club. Forced to tailor one free suit, he sticks Dave with the loudest possible striped clown suit, which instead of humiliating our hero makes him popular with everyone and even gives him ideas that his boss at work loves, earning him the promotion after all. And even sweater girl Joi Lansing returns to give him a wolf whistle of approval.

For pure escapist fun, this is a world-beater of a comedy.

Here Comes The Suit is one of the funniest episodes in TV history. Backed buy a great cast of seasoned character actors. David Niven stars as a meek advertising copy writer for a novelty toy company. He is also in love with the bosses secretary Christine (Allison Hayes). When a senior executive job is up for grabs, it looks like the job is going to the bosses snobby yes man and rival for Christine's affection.

When a con-man clothing store owner (Jessie White) owner of Simpson's Suit King, shows up and cons David Niven into thinking he has won a free suit from the suit of the month club. This leads to more problems, getting into deeper water with the boss for allowing Simpson into the office to solicit.

A few days latter a dejected and depressed Niven shows up at the Suit Kings shop to cash in his prize ticket. A surprised Simpson calls his assistant, Stanley (Alvin Greenman) Greenman played Alfred in the 1947 classic "Miracle On 34th Street" Quote: "Yeah, there's a lot of bad 'isms' floating' around this world, but one of the worst is commercialism. Make a buck, make a buck. Even in Brooklyn it's the same--don't care what Christmas stands for, just make a buck, make a buck. " Greenman also has some great lines in this film.

A few days later the suit is ready and Niven is forced to wear the new garment. At this point, his life is changed forever. He is mistaken for a race track tout, Whistled at by women. Mistaken for a gangster named the "Dude" and picked up by the police.

With new found confidence, he gets the job and the girl!

This is an awesome show and gives Niven a chance to perform the kind of wry comedy that he does so wonderfully!