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Rod Serling (writer)
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Original Air Date:
12 January 1955
(Season 8, Episode 16)
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Fred Staples is the newest executive in a large firm. He strikes up a friendship with Andy Sloane, the Vice President to whom he nominally reports...
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Cast
(Episode Cast) | Jack Arthur | ... | Starter |
| Sybil Baker | ... | Telephone Operator |
 | Ed Begley | ... | Andy Sloane |
| June Dayton | ... | Fran Staples |
| Victor Harrison | ||
 | Richard Kiley | ... | Fred Staples |
| Hanna Landy | ... | Dolores |
| Jack Livesey | ... | Mr. Jameson |
| Joseph Macauley | ||
 | Elizabeth Montgomery | ... | Ann Evans |
| Theodore Newton | ... | Mr. Gordon |
| Joanna Roos | ... | Miss Lanier |
| Douglas Rutherford | ||
 | Everett Sloane | ... | Walter Ramsey |
| Shirley Standlee | ... | Miss Hill |
| Victoria Ward | ... | Miss Stevens |
| Ronnie Welsh | ... | Paul Sloane |
 | Elizabeth Wilson | ... | Marge Fleming |
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| Fielder Cook | |||
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| Rod Serling | (writer) | |
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| Stephen Vincent Benet | (episode "Child is Born, A") | |
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- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1955) (USA) (TV)
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"Kraft Television Theatre: Patterns (#8.16)" - USA (original title)
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60 min
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According to PBS's American Master's series web site, this drama was so popular that it became the first live drama in television history to be broadcast twice due to popularity. The drama was broadcast as both episodes 16 and 20 of season 8.See more »
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Referenced in "Pioneers of Television: Science Fiction (#2.1)" (2011)See more »
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An interesting story about the cutthroat world of big business. I definitely enjoyed the nuances of the script, which seems to be defining heroes and villains at the start but evolves into something more complex. It's not merely anti-corporate soapbox rhetoric. The performances are quite good, including frequent noir actors Everett Sloane, Ed Begley and Richard Kiley. But although I appreciate the skill and effort required to produce these plays as live television, it's not a form that excites me. It all comes off a bit flat, even in the most tense moments.
7 out of 10