Executive Suite
Executive Suite

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- 74/100 based on 4,371 votes
  • Released: 1954
  • Runtime: 104 mins
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  • Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Genres: Drama

Avery Bullard, President of the Tredway Corporation has died. But he never named a clear successor, so the Board members must choose a replacement. The most likely is Loren Shaw, a skilled businessman, but some of the others don't like his calculating ways. But to stop him, they'll have to find someone else they can back. Will it be the engineer Don Walling? That will take convincing, they don't trust his youth and idealism. And he isn't even sure he wants the job, he might b... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Executive Suite:

William Holden
June Allyson
Barbara Stanwyck
Fredric March
Walter Pidgeon
Shelley Winters

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Avery Bullard, President of the Tredway Corporation has died. But he never named a clear successor, so the Board members must choose a replacement. The most likely is Loren Shaw, a skilled businessman, but some of the others don't like his calculating ways. But to stop him, they'll have to find someone else they can back. Will it be the engineer Don Walling? That will take convincing, they don't trust his youth and idealism. And he isn't even sure he wants the job, he might be happier creating rather than politicking.

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EmanuelLevy.Com - 9/10 by Emanuel LevyA slick, quintessential 1950s melodrama, about intrigues and leadership in the business world, well acted by an all-star cast: William Holden, Barabara Stanwyck, Fredric March, June Allyson.
Kansas City Kansan - 9/10 by Steve CrumGlossy, star packed drama with Holden in top form.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 7/10 by Dennis SchwartzThe dramatics are riveting, though it's all superficial.
Movie Metropolis - 7/10 by John J. Puccio...still manages to hold up reasonably well after more than fifty years. (Barbara Stanwyck Signature Collection)
User Review - 10/10 by Kevin Cthis should be a pathetic waste of time. i mean drama in the high society stock broker ppl? yawn. but holdens big speech, damn, second of all time only to Mr. Smith.. WOW did i feel that. fabulous work of film right here. so unusual, but so glorious.
User Review - 10/10 by Dale HWilliam Holden's finest performance, by far. Holden plays a principled executive and the perfect father and husband who refuses to sacrifice quality products just to make a few dollars more. June Allyson plays every man's dream wife, supportive of her husband as he makes a stand. A triumphant film bristling with all the things that made America great.
User Review - 10/10 by TonyPolitoPowerful mid-Century drama, starring a full boat of A-listers, delivering a plotline dwelling on what's gone wrong with American industry. Mr. Bullard, president of Tredway Furniture, drops dead on Wall Street, leaving no groomed heir apparent in place. In 24 hours, the Board meets to appoint one - and the five key men (manufacturing, finance, sales, research & development and accounting) start jockeying for position. Bean-counter Fredrick March holds a night-school degree and a myopic, numbers-driven view of the company. He takes the lead out of the gate by hitting below the belt with every punch. He had already talked Prez Bullard into building junk, instead of quality furniture, just to save a dime on paper - and he has also been gunning to take back monies spent on R&D toward future product as well. The R&D manager (William Holden) holds a quite different vision for the growth of the company, one based on product quality and product innovation. Will he play for the corner pocket office, and if he does, can he take it? There's a solid five-star cast for its day - March, Holden, June Allyson, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Pidgeon and Shelley Winters. And there's a script almost totally driven by intelligent dialogue regarding how a company ought best be run. One factory worker cuts to the chase, shaking a flimsy occasional table and asking "What happened to Bullard? What will happen to all of US?" The film's payoff is a boardroom battle of wills and rousing words that will persuade any reasonable viewer as to which is the better future for Tredway - and for any corporation. This 1953 film was extraordinarily visionary in well anticipating the rise of finance/accounting driven management - and the decline of quality product and operations - in the central role of Western corporations. First out on DVD in late 2007. Oliver Stone delivers an insightful commentary track. RECOMMENDATION: A must-see for any viewer wishing to better understand the shortcomings of current Western management philosophy. Said another way, watch this, and when you're done, you'll understand a lot more about why the American economy is in the toilet today.
User Review - 10/10 by Dave JWednesday, May 19, 2010 (1954) Executive Suite DRAMA The top head boss dies leaving the whole corporation into the hands to someone else of the firm!! Entertaining film about how firms and executives work back during those days which has not changed all that much. With a great performance from William Holden of "Stalag 17"- great build up to ending!! Similar themes to Rod Serling's (Twight Zone) "Patterns"!! 4/4
User Review - 10/10 by Robert MWatched it again two nights ago and it still holds up. Spectacular writing, honed acting, and masterful direction. It moves very fast and is a sad reminder that it's rare to find a film like this in theaters. Thankfully, we have TV. If you like Mad Men, then you will like this.
User Review - 8/10 by Lanning :Really interesting. It has a slow pace, and not score, but that really makes the film even more tense.

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