Executive Suite

Apr 30, 1954

1h 44m

★ 7.0

Behind the lighted tower windows the conflict of love and power is reckless and daring!

Overview

When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Loew's Incorporated

Executive Suite Trailers

Cast

McDonald Walling

William Holden

Mary Blemond Walling

June Allyson

Julia O. Tredway

Barbara Stanwyck

Loren Phineas Shaw

Fredric March

Frederick Y. Alderson

Walter Pidgeon

Eva Bardeman

Shelley Winters

Josiah Walter Dudley

Paul Douglas

George Nyle Caswell

Louis Calhern

Jesse Q. Grimm

Dean Jagger

Erica Martin

Nina Foch

Mike Walling

Tim Considine

Bill Lundeen

William Phipps

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