When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.
William Holden
McDonald Walling
June Allyson
Mary Blemond Walling
Barbara Stanwyck
Julia O. Tredway
Fredric March
Loren Phineas Shaw
Walter Pidgeon
Frederick Y. Alderson
Shelley Winters
Eva Bardeman
Paul Douglas
Josiah Walter Dudley
Louis Calhern
George Nyle Caswell
Dean Jagger
Jesse Q. Grimm
Nina Foch
Erica Martin
Tim Considine
Mike Walling
William Phipps
Bill Lundeen
Lucy Knoch
Mrs. George Nyle Caswell
Edgar Stehli
Julius Steigel
Mary Adams
Sara Asenath Grimm
Virginia Brissac
Edith Alderson
Harry Shannon
Ed Benedeck
Maidie Norman
Housekeeper (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Avery Bullard (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Bartender (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Worker (uncredited)
John Banner
Henri - Stork Club Maître D' (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth
Guest (uncredited)
Hugh Boswell
Willis Bouchey
Detective (uncredited)
Helen Brown
Miss Clark (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Stork Club Waiter (uncredited)
Hamilton Camp
Mailroom Boy (uncredited)
Robert Carson
Lee Ormand (uncredited)
Phil Chambers
Toll Booth Attendant (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
Secondary Role (uncredited)
Jonathan Cott
Officer Canady (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis
Maid (uncredited)
Bert Davidson
Salesman (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Newspaper Worker (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Abe Dinovitch
Cab Driver (uncredited)
John Doucette
Mimi Doyle
Stork Club Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Darren Dublin
Virginia Eiler
Western Union Operator (uncredited)
Roy Engel
Jimmy Farrell (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Woman at Bar (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Little League Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Faith Geer
Stork Club Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant
Robert Haines
Businessman (uncredited)
John Hedloe
Reporter (uncredited)
Mary Alan Hokanson
Nurse (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Sidewalk Passerby (uncredited)
Chet Huntley
Narrator / Voice of Tredway (voice) (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Spectator at Game (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr
Richard Landry
Leota Lorraine
Businesswoman (uncredited)
Kay Mansfield
Alderson's Secretary (uncredited)
Harry Mayo
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
May McAvoy
Tom McDonough
Factory Worker (uncredited)
John McKee
Umpire (uncredited)
David McMahon
Esther Michelson
Candy Store Lady (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Matt Moore
Servant (uncredited)
Burt Mustin
Sam Teal (uncredited)
Kasia Orzazewski
Liz (uncredited)
Dan Riss
City Editor (uncredited)
Carl Saxe
Jeffrey Sayre
Gus Schilling
Newsstand Vendor (uncredited)
Jerry Sheldon
George Sherwood
Bert Stevens
Arthur Tovey
Laboratory Worker (uncredited)
Ann Tyrrell
Miss Nordley (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Charles Wagenheim
Luigi Cassoni (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Airport Clerk (uncredited)
Robert Wise
Director
John Houseman
Producer
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US
Loew's Incorporated
United States
English