EXECUTIVE SUITE

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• Release Year: 1954
• Genre: Classic, Drama
• Plot: WHO HOLDS THE POWER IN THE EXECUTIVE SUITE?; ; The president of Tredway Corp. has unexpectedly died. Long live the new president. But who will the exec be? There’s no official line of succession… and so the shady deals and insider back-stabbing begin.; Boardroom and boudoir politics play out in this star-packed tale of corporate machinations directed by versatile Robert Wise (The Sound of Music, The Set-Up). A bottom-line opportunist (Fredric March) and an idealistic manufacturing VP (William Holden) emerge as leading candidates for the top past. But while power-suited men maneuver, a woman (Barbara Stanwyck) may have the most clout. She’s the founder’s daughter and the company’s major stockholder… and may be the velvet power behind the Tredway throne. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; When Avery Bullard, President of the Tredway Corporation dies, it's discovered that he failed to name a successor. Now, it's up to the board to choose one. The result is a corporate power struggle. While some Board members politic for Loren Shaw, the skilled, if not slick, businessman. In the other corner, those in support of Don Walling duke it out. He's a talented engineer with a love for the corporation's product line. Based on a Cameron Hawley novel, this film the inspiration for a 1970's TV series.
• Cast: William Holden, June Allyson, Barbara Stanwyck, Fredric March, Walter Pidgeon, Shelley Winters, Paul Douglas, Louis Calhern, Dean Jagger, Nina Foch, Tim Considine, William Phipps, Lucy Knoch, Edgar Stehli, Mary Adams, Virginia Brissac, Harry Shannon, John Banner, Nesdon Booth, Hugh Boswell, Willis Bouchey, Helen Brown, Paul Bryar, Hamilton Camp, Robert Carson, Phil Chambers, Gene Coogan, Jonathan Cott, Lucille Curtis, Bert Davidson, Helen Dickson, Abe Dinovitch, John Doucette, Mimi Doyle, Darren Dublin, Virginia Eiler, Roy Engel, Bess Flowers, Raoul Freeman, Jack Gargan, Faith Geer, A. Cameron Grant, John Hedloe, Mary Alan Hokanson, Chet Huntley, Mike Lally, Richard Landry, Kay Mansfield, May McAvoy, Tom McDonough, John McKee, David McMahon, Esther Michelson, Ralph Montgomery, Matt Moore, Burt Mustin, Maidie Norman, Kasia Orzazewski, Dan Riss, Carl Saxe, Gus Schilling, Jerry Sheldon, George Sherwood, Ann Tyrrell, Charles Wagenheim, Wilson Wood, Robert Wise
• Director: Robert Wise
• Runtime: 1:44
• Company: Warner Bros.
• Media Format: Movie