Overview:
To eliminate internal opposition, a cruel CEO sabotages and humiliates a good-natured executive in an effort to force his resignation — and make the reticent new hire his new yes man.| Status: | Released (1956-03-27) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total |
| Screen: | Rod Serling |
| Productions: | Jed Harris, Michael Myerberg, United Artists |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 18803: Van Heflin - Fred Staples
- 11027: Everett Sloane - Walter Ramsey
- 39816: Ed Begley - Bill Briggs
- 10083: Beatrice Straight - Nancy Staples
- 10776: Elizabeth Wilson - Marge Fleming
- 933704: Joanna Roos - Margaret Lanier
- 273000: Valerie Cossart - Martha Stevens
Crews
- 165752: Fielder Cook - Director - Directing
- 13268: Rod Serling - Screenplay - Writing
- 1708467: James F. Barclay - Assistant Editor - Editing
- 1473022: Max Glandbard - Production Manager - Production
- 1518590: Jim Di Gangi - Unit Manager - Production
- 6846: Charles H. Maguire - Assistant Director - Directing
- 1518596: Marie Kenney - Continuity - Directing
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Reviews
John Chard
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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 dialo ....
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When "Staples" (Van Heflin) arrives at the "Ramsey" building to take up his new executive job, he meets his boss "Briggs" (Ed Begley) then the guy with his name on the door (Everett Sloane), and is welcomed with open arms. Pretty quickly, though, he realises that "Briggs" - who has r ....
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