Patterns (1956)
Overview
Staples, a successful plant operator, is brought in from Ohio to take an executive position at Ramsey & Co. in New York. He forms a friendship with Briggs, the long-time vice president, but it soon becomes apparent that Walter Ramsey, who has inherited the position of CEO, is grooming Staples to replace Briggs. Ramsey will not fire Briggs, instead doing everything he can to humiliate and sabotage Briggs until he resigns.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.514 |
Directed By
Fielder Cook
Crew
Rod Serling
Fielder Cook
Rod Serling
Morris Hartzband
James F. Barclay
Max Glandbard
Jim Di Gangi
Charles H. Maguire
Marie Kenney
Richard Gramaglia
Boris Kaufman
Duane McKinney
Jed Harris
Richard Sylbert
Mary Merrill
Dave Kummins
Carl Lerner
Michael Myerberg
Herman Buchman
TOP CAST
Van Heflin
Fred Staples
Everett Sloane
Walter Ramsey
Ed Begley
Bill Briggs
Beatrice Straight
Nancy Staples
Elizabeth Wilson
Marge Fleming
Joanna Roos
Margaret Lanier
Valerie Cossart
Martha Stevens
Eleni Kiamos
Sylvia Trammel
Ronnie Welsh
Paul Briggs
Shirley Standlee
Miss Hill
Andrew Duggan
Harvey Jameson
Jack Livesey
D.J. Vandeventer
John Seymour
Ed Gordon
Sally Gracie
Ann
Sally Chamberlin
Mrs. Jameson
Edward Binns
Elevator Starter
James Kelly
Jim Latham
John Shelly
Edgar Grannigan
Victor Harrison
Carl Portier
Ethel Britton
Woman (uncredited)
Michael Dreyfuss
Billy (uncredited)
Elaine Kaye
Second Secretary (uncredited)
Adrienne Moore
First Secretary (uncredited)
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