
104 minutes
4/30/1954
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
as McDonald Walling

June Allyson
as Mary Blemond Walling

Barbara Stanwyck
as Julia O. Tredway

Fredric March
as Loren Phineas Shaw

Walter Pidgeon
as Frederick Y. Alderson

Shelley Winters
as Eva Bardeman

Paul Douglas
as Josiah Walter Dudley

Louis Calhern
as George Nyle Caswell

Dean Jagger
as Jesse Q. Grimm

Nina Foch
as Erica Martin

Tim Considine
as Mike Walling

William Phipps
as Bill Lundeen
Lucy Knoch
as Mrs. George Nyle Caswell

Edgar Stehli
as Julius Steigel
Mary Adams
as Sara Asenath Grimm

Virginia Brissac
as Edith Alderson

Harry Shannon
as Ed Benedeck

Maidie Norman
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
as Avery Bullard (uncredited)
Leon Alton
as Bartender (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
as Worker (uncredited)

John Banner
as Henri - Stork Club MaƮtre D' (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
as Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth
as Guest (uncredited)
Hugh Boswell
as Guest (uncredited)

Willis Bouchey
as Detective (uncredited)

Helen Brown
as Miss Clark (uncredited)

Paul Bryar
as Stork Club Waiter (uncredited)

Hamilton Camp
as Mailroom Boy (uncredited)
Robert Carson
as Lee Ormand (uncredited)

Phil Chambers
as Toll Booth Attendant (uncredited)

Gene Coogan
as Secondary Role (uncredited)

Jonathan Cott
as Officer Canady (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis
as Maid (uncredited)
Bert Davidson
as Salesman (uncredited)
George DeNormand
as Newspaper Worker (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
as Guest (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch
as Cab Driver (uncredited)

John Doucette
as Detective (uncredited)
Mimi Doyle
as Stork Club Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Darren Dublin
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
Virginia Eiler
as Western Union Operator (uncredited)
Roy Engel
as Jimmy Farrell (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
as Woman at Bar (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
as Little League Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Faith Geer
as Stork Club Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant
as Salesman (uncredited)
Robert Haines
as Businessman (uncredited)
John Hedloe
as Reporter (uncredited)
Mary Alan Hokanson
as Nurse (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan
as Sidewalk Passerby (uncredited)

Chet Huntley
as Narrator / Voice of Tredway (voice) (uncredited)

Mike Lally
as Spectator at Game (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr
as Worker (uncredited)
Richard Landry
as Worker (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine
as Businesswoman (uncredited)
Kay Mansfield
as Alderson's Secretary (uncredited)
Harry Mayo
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

May McAvoy
as Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)
Tom McDonough
as Factory Worker (uncredited)

John McKee
as Umpire (uncredited)

David McMahon
as Reporter (uncredited)
Esther Michelson
as Candy Store Lady (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
as Reporter (uncredited)

Matt Moore
as Servant (uncredited)

Burt Mustin
as Sam Teal (uncredited)

Kasia Orzazewski
as Liz (uncredited)

Dan Riss
as City Editor (uncredited)
Carl Saxe
as Worker (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
as Little League Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Gus Schilling
as Newsstand Vendor (uncredited)
Jerry Sheldon
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
George Sherwood
as Secondary Role (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
as Factory Worker (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
as Laboratory Worker (uncredited)

Ann Tyrrell
as Miss Nordley (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon
as Worker (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim
as Luigi Cassoni (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
as Airport Clerk (uncredited)