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Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Robert Wise
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
PASSED
Year:
1954
104 min
435 Views


of Mr. Walling's experimental program.

I'm sorry, Miss Martin.

Executive meeting at 6:00, Mr. Shaw.

Apparently, there must have been some

development in New York today.

Apparently.

Miss Martin, was there any information

Mr. Bullard might want at this meeting?

Anything you suggest

that I have ready for him?

Mr. Shaw, I don't know

what the meeting's about either.

I wasn't probing, Miss Martin, Just asking.

Of course.

Eva?

Why don't you wear bells or something?

- May I go in?

- Mr. Dudley's on the phone.

In fact, he's in the phone.

Oh? Well, maybe you better tell him then.

- Executive meeting at 6:00.

- But he...

Mr. Dudley has to take the 7:00 plane

to Chicago. A furniture show.

Mr. Bullard's orders, not mine.

"Mr. Bullard's orders, not mine. "

I didn't say I'd have dinner with him

at the club, you did!

Look, will you hold it?

Sylvia, please listen to me for a minute.

Bullard's getting ready to appoint

an executive vice-president, and I...

Well, be bored then!

It happens to be the way I make my living!

Hold it, will... Please hold it a minute.

You don't care

whether I'm with you or not,

it's Just that if I'm not there, you won't

have anything to complain about.

Sylvia? Hello, Syl?

Would you like a transcript of that?

You told me to monitor all important calls.

You made no commitments,

nothing was said by either party

that could be construed as binding

either on this company or...

Please, not now.

Mr. Bullard would like you at

an executive meeting at 6:00 tonight.

Shall I change your reservation?

Maybe you'll have to take the late plane.

Maybe I will.

Hello? Yes, he's here.

Oh. Just a moment.

- Mr. Walling, telephone.

- Take a message.

It's Mr. Bullard's secretary.

She says it's important.

- How's the density?

- Building up fine.

Yes, Erica?

Well, there must be some mistake.

Today is the day we test

the new molding process.

Are you sure he wants me there?

Well, the wire says

"executive committee," Mr. Walling.

Well, can't you put it off?

Lt'd take months to reproduce this set-up.

Either it comes off

on schedule or not at all.

Yes. Yes, I'll be there.

What's the trouble?

Bullard wants me in a meeting at 6:00.

You're gonna have to make

this shot without me.

But how can we?

Suppose something goes wrong.

- Nothing's gonna go wrong.

- You think he forgot?

Bullard never forgets.

Then I don't understand why...

Maybe we're not supposed to understand.

It's none of your business

and none of mine.

If Bullard calls a meeting,

he's got a good reason.

He's a big man.

It's been quite a day, Mr. Caswell.

That's a lot of stock Wingate sold

for you in 45 minutes,

an active issue like Tredway.

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Ernest Lehman

Ernest Paul Lehman was an American screenwriter. He received six Academy Award nominations during his career, without a single win. more…

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