The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
57 audience votes
Key crew
- Fielder CookDirector
- Rod SerlingScreenplay
Cast
- Van HeflinFred Staples
- Everett SloaneWalter Ramsey
- Ed BegleyBill Briggs
- Beatrice StraightNancy Staples
- Elizabeth WilsonMarge Fleming
- Joanna RoosMargaret Lanier
- Valerie CossartMartha Stevens
- Eleni KiamosSylvia Trammel
- Ronnie WelshPaul Briggs
- Shirley StandleeMiss Hill
- Andrew DugganHarvey Jameson
- Jack LiveseyD.J. Vandeventer
Stills
Themes
new york cityambitionbig business