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Executive Suite (1954) 7.3
When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him. Director:Robert Wise |
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Cast
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| William Holden | ... |
McDonald Walling
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| June Allyson | ... |
Mary Blemond Walling
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| Barbara Stanwyck | ... | ||
| Fredric March | ... |
Loren Phineas Shaw
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| Walter Pidgeon | ... |
Frederick Y. Alderson
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| Shelley Winters | ... |
Eva Bardeman
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| Paul Douglas | ... |
Josiah Walter Dudley
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| Louis Calhern | ... |
George Nyle Caswell
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| Dean Jagger | ... |
Jesse Q. Grimm
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| Nina Foch | ... |
Erica Martin
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| Tim Considine | ... |
Mike Walling
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William Phipps | ... |
Bill Lundeen
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Lucy Knoch | ... |
Mrs. George Nyle Caswell
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Edgar Stehli | ... |
Julius Steigel
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Mary Adams | ... |
Sara Asenath Grimm
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Storyline
Avery Bullard, President of the Tredway Corporation has died. But he never named a clear successor, so the Board members must choose a replacement. The most likely is Loren Shaw, a skilled businessman, but some of the others don't like his calculating ways. But to stop him, they'll have to find someone else they can back. Will it be the engineer Don Walling? That will take convincing, they don't trust his youth and idealism. And he isn't even sure he wants the job, he might be happier creating rather than politicking. Written by Ken Yousten <kyousten@bev.net>
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vice president | businessman | reference to houdini | pay phone | candidate |Taglines:
Behind the lighted tower windows the conflict of love and power is reckless and daring!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 September 1954 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
Die Intriganten See more »Filming Locations:
Long Beach Airport - 4101 E. Donald Douglas Drive, Long Beach, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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[pre-opening-credits sequence; views of skyscrapers]
Narrator: It is always up there, close to the clouds, on the topmost floors of the sky-reaching towers of big business. And because it is high in the sky, you may think that those who work there are somehow above and beyond the tensions and temptations of the lower floors. This is to say that it isn't so.
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(1929) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Hummed by Tim Considine
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Trivia
According to Oliver Stone, who did the commentary on the DVD for this film, the beginning was narrated by Edward R. Murrow. See more »Goofs
Near the beginning, there is a scene in a city street when the entire crew, camera, and boom are reflected in a store window. See more »Quotes
[first lines][pre-opening-credits sequence; views of skyscrapers]
Narrator: It is always up there, close to the clouds, on the topmost floors of the sky-reaching towers of big business. And because it is high in the sky, you may think that those who work there are somehow above and beyond the tensions and temptations of the lower floors. This is to say that it isn't so.
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Soundtracks
"Singin' in the Rain"(1929) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Hummed by Tim Considine
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Bill Holden was quoted as saying that Spencer Tracy and Fredric March were his acting ideals. Holden was fortunate enough to work with March in two films, one of them being this one. He never worked with Tracy however, but in this film comes close to emulating him.
Had MGM made this film 15 years earlier Spencer Tracy would have been cast in Holden's part, the young idealistic Vice President in charge of the experimental division. He has a vision as to where the company should go and his speech at the board meeting spells it out eloquently.
Most of the reviewers of this film single out Fredric March's performance as the best in this all star cast. But Holden is more than a match for March in the film and for acting kudos.
Spencer Tracy was always the actor who could deliver the long speeches the best for example, Boom Town and State of the Union. Holden goes into that category in this film.
You couldn't make Executive Suite today. Now the Board of Directors would have chosen a new president who would have shipped the factory to some third world country and left that town unemployed.