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Patterns (1956)When Fred Staples is recruited onto the board of a high-powered New York corporation, he finds his ethics and ambition at odds. Director:Fielder Cook |
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Nancy Staples
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Miss Stevens
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Sylvia Trammel
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Paul Briggs
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Shirley Standlee | ... |
Miss Hill
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Andrew Duggan | ... |
Mr. Jameson
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Mr. Vanderventer
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Mr. Gordon
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James Kelly | ... |
Mr. Latham
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Mr. Grannigan
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Storyline
The story of the fierce and corrosive competition that exists in the executive branch of Ramsey & Co., a New York industrial colossus headed by Walter Ramsey, its cold, designing and ruthless chief. It is the saga, too, of Bill Briggs, his longtime second in command, who is swayed by human as well as technological values. And, it is the case of Fred Staples, a comparatively youthful industrial engineer brought in by Ramsey to succeed Briggs. The younger man's views and sensitivities are essentially the same as Briggs'. People are not merely units, they feel. But it is Ramsey's calculated pattern not to fire his aging aide but to create such untenable positions that he will be forced to resign. Written by alfiehitchie
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Ruthless Men And Ambitious Women...Clawing For Control Of A Billion Dollar Empire!!!Genres:
DramaParents Guide:
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Patterns of Power See more »Company Credits
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Staples' secretary calls him 'Mr. Briggs' at the end of one scene. It is just possible that she was meant to be flustered. See more »Quotes
William Briggs: [to Fred] I'm wondering if you're as good a human being as you are an industrial relations man.See more »
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