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Rod Serling’s tale of ruthless men and ambitious women clawing for control of a billion dollar empire first aired in Jan 1955 on Kraft Television Theater. The hard-hitting teleplay was such a success, earning Serling instant acclaim and the first of his six Emmy awards, that producers Jed Harris and Michael Myerberg helmed a big screen feature with the same director (Fielder Cook) and most of the same cast for United Artists. The result was an acid-etched chronicle of the cutthroat corporate world starring Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, and Ed Begley, with cinematography by Oscar winner Boris Kaufman (On The Waterfront, 12 Angry Men). This is boardroom bloodletting, the American way!
Original Release
03/27/1956
US Release
03/27/1956
Cast
Name | Character |
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Van Heflin | Fred Staples |
Everett Sloane | Walter Ramsey |
Ed Begley | William Briggs / Bill Briggs |
Beatrice Straight | Nancy Staples |
Elizabeth Wilson | Marge Fleming |
Joanna Roos | Miss Margaret Lanier / Margaret Lanier |
Valerie Cossart | Miss Stevens / Martha Stevens |
Eleni Kiamos | Sylvia Trammel |
Ronnie Welsh | Paul Briggs |
Shirley Standlee | Miss Hill |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Van Heflin | Fred Staples |
Everett Sloane | Walter Ramsey |
Ed Begley | William Briggs / Bill Briggs |
Beatrice Straight | Nancy Staples |
Elizabeth Wilson | Marge Fleming |
Joanna Roos | Miss Margaret Lanier / Margaret Lanier |
Valerie Cossart | Miss Stevens / Martha Stevens |
Eleni Kiamos | Sylvia Trammel |
Ronnie Welsh | Paul Briggs |
Shirley Standlee | Miss Hill |
Andrew Duggan | Mr. Jameson / Harvey Jameson |
Jack Livesey | D.J. Vandeventer |
John Seymour | Ed Gordon |
James Kelly | Jim Latham |
John Shelly | Edgar Grannigan |
Victor Harrison | Carl Portier |
Sally Gracie | Ann |
Sally Chamberlin | Mrs. Jameson |
Edward Binns | Elevator Starter |
Ethel Britton | Woman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jed Harris | Producer |
Michael Myerberg | Producer |