I was really surprised on this film as it was not at all what I expected. The title suggested to me something about life in corporate America, but that was just a background to what was really going on.

The movie was really about men.

I certainly would not excuse the taking of the opportunity to have an illicit affair during wartime, but I can understand the longing for warmth and affection when you are so far away from home and feel that you life is about to end.

I was really taken with the character's (Gregory Peck) cautious approach to life. I can empathize with him as he puts security and safety for his family about the wife's (Jennifer Jones) wanting someone to make a difference. He was never really comfortable stepping out into a world where he did not know the rules.

I can certainly empathize with him in the decision to be a 9-5 man instead of someone who builds. You don't always know the effect that can have on a family when forced to make that decision.

Peck played an honorable man, who tried to do the right thing for his boss and his family. It was a fascinating movie, and I believe that every man cans see some of himself in Peck's character.

A lot of big stars from the era: Fredric March, Lee J. Cobb, and Keenan Wynn made the movie well worth watching.

"The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit" (1956) is something we don't get from our cinema-going experiences anymore; an analytic and methodical glimpse into the issues of family strain that either drive us to distraction or build our moral character. The film stars the quintessential man of integrity, Gregory Peck as Tom Rath. He's a congenial good natured gentleman whose career doesn't seem to be living up to the expectations of his wife, Betsy (Jennifer Jones). Prodded by Betsy's nagging, Tom takes on a more lucrative position at an ad agency, then discovers that a part of his almost forgotten past has come back to haunt him. During WWII Tom and fellow soldier buddy, Caesar Gardella (Keenan Wynn) picked up a pair of Italian girls and had some behind-closed-doors fun to alleviate the pressures of war and home sickness. That night results in the birth of an illegitimate child. What to do? Tell Betsy? Go to Italy? See the child? What to do? Working from a masterful bit of authorship by Sloan Wilson, director/writer Nunnelly Johnson has brilliantly conceived a poignant cinematic reflection of a man pushed to the edge of his temperament, who decides to rise to the occasion rather than toss everything he's worked hard for into the ash can. Gregory Peck is the very essence of manly integrity – a stoic charmer that completely satisfies and buttresses the whole film. Yes, the ending is a rather matter-of-fact conclusion to the whole quandary, and in a manner befitting 50s sexual politics, but until then the story functions as something of a zeitgeist for honor, self-reliance and self-reflection in the every man that is sourly lacking in any of our contemporary representations of cinematic masculinity.

The transfer from Fox Home Video is, in a word, marvelous. It's Cinemascope (2:35:1) and glowing from corner to corner in the rich vibrancy of 50s Technicolor. Transitions between scenes suffer from the inherent flaw of all early scope movies (a momentary degradation in color and sudden grainy characteristic). But this is a flaw in the original photography, not the DVD transfer. Colors are rich, sumptuous and bold. Contrast levels are bang on. There are rare hints of film grain, mostly in the war time flashback that uses actual newsreel footage. Contrast levels are also a bit lower than one would expect during these scenes. Overall, the image will surely NOT disappoint. The audio is remixed to stereo and recaptures much of the original vibrancy of six track magnetic stereo. Extras include audio commentaries, trailers and a restoration comparison.

A man, feeling pressure from his wife for a better lifestyle, takes a new job with increased pay but added stress. To make matters worse, he becomes embroiled in legal actions concerning an inheritance from his grandmother. On top of all this, he learns that some of his actions in Italy during World War 2 have come to haunt him. This is a well told story with many sides to it, and I feel the use of flashback went a long way in making it even better. Well worth seeing.