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Patterns( 1956)

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Ruthless Men And Ambitious Women... Clawing For Control Of A Billion Dollar Empire!!!

Overview

Engineer-turned-executive Fred Staples is excited to start his new job at the big firm that acquired his factory. But before long, he realizes he’s being groomed to replace Bill Briggs, a friendly long-timer who’s lost favor with the cruel CEO, Walter Ramsey. Rather than fire Briggs, Ramsey sabotages and humiliates him in an effort to force his resignation — and make the reticent Staples his new right-hand man.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Van Heflin

      Fred Staples

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      Everett Sloane

      Walter Ramsey

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      Ed Begley

      Bill Briggs

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      Beatrice Straight

      Nancy Staples

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      Elizabeth Wilson

      Marge Fleming

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      Joanna Roos

      Margaret Lanier

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      Valerie Cossart

      Martha Stevens

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      Eleni Kiamos

      Sylvia Trammel

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      Ronnie Welsh

      Paul Briggs

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      Shirley Standlee

      Miss Hill

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      Andrew Duggan

      Harvey Jameson

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      Jack Livesey

      D.J. Vandeventer

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      John Seymour

      Ed Gordon

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      Sally Gracie

      Ann

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      Sally Chamberlin

      Mrs. Jameson

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      Edward Binns

      Elevator Starter

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      James Kelly

      Jim Latham

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      John Shelly

      Edgar Grannigan

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      Victor Harrison

      Carl Portier

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      Ethel Britton

      Woman (uncredited)

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      Michael Dreyfuss

      Billy (uncredited)

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      Elaine Kaye

      Second Secretary (uncredited)

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      Adrienne Moore

      First Secretary (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Wed Jan 22 2020
    I reserve the right to break your jaw. Patterns centres around the fierce and dog eat dog world of an executive conglomerate company. Written by Rod Serling (he of The Twilight Zone fame) and based on his own play, it's a stunning picture that relies (and succeeds) on spiky dialogue and a trio of superlative acting performances. Not containing any music at all and filmed primarily within the confines of an interior setting, Serling and his on form director, Fielder Cook, have crafted probably the essential picture dealing with the harsh and at times brutal realities of big business ladder c...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • new york city
    • ambition
    • big business