Executive Suite (1954) | |
| Director(s) | Robert Wise |
| Producer(s) | John Houseman, Jud Kinberg (associate) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation |
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Executive Suite (1954) was a Drama - Film Adaptation Film directed by Robert Wise and produced by John Houseman and Jud Kinberg.
Academy Awards 1954 --- Ceremony Number 27 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nina Foch | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Emile Kuri | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | George Folsey | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Helen Rose | Nominated |
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Executive Suite (1954)
By 4 Star Film Fan on May 29, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsExecutive Suite is a story of the high rise corporate jungle where on a daily basis it’s a Darwinian?experiment not only pitting company against company but, on a microscale, man against man. After all, in the most cynical sense, that’s what free market?capitalism is. Top to bottom, the ... Read full article
Executive Suite (1954)
By Beatrice on Nov 20, 2015 From Flickers in TimeExecutive Suite Directed by Robert Wise Written by Ernest Lehman based on the novel by Cameron Hawley 1954/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Amazon Instant The fantastic cast could not quite overcome the didactic story line. Avery Bullard is the Chief Executive Officer of Tredway Corporatio... Read full article
"Executive Suite," or Separate Tables
By David on Jan 12, 2014 From The Man on the Flying TrapezeThe 1954 film "Executive Suite" begins with an ending: The man lying dead on the Wall Street sidewalk, shot from a POV perspective by director Robert Wise, is Avery Bullard, CEO of the Tredway Corporation of Millburgh, Pennsylvania. Tredway makes furniture, and until about two minutes ago Bulla... Read full article
"Executive Suite," or Separate Tables
By David on Jan 12, 2014 From The Man on the Flying TrapezeThe 1954 film "Executive Suite" begins with an ending: The man lying dead on the Wall Street sidewalk, shot from a POV perspective by director Robert Wise, is Avery Bullard, CEO of the Tredway Corporation of Millburgh, Pennsylvania. Tredway makes furniture, and until about two minutes ago Bulla... Read full article
Executive Suite from Warner Archive
By Jill Blake on Jul 20, 2013 From Sittin' on a Backyard FenceWilliam Holden was the king of the 1950s. In 1939, he made his debut in Golden Boy alongside his dear friend Barbara Stanwyck. Throughout the 1940s, Holden was absent from Hollywood while he served in WWII. He then made a huge return with Sunset Blvd. (1950), Born Yesterday (1950), and Stalag 17 (19... Read full article
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Quotes from Executive Suite
Eva Bardeman: You wanna bet?
[last lines]
[Mr. and Mrs. Walling enter an elevator]
McDonald Walling: Hey, by the way, who won today?
Mary Blemond Walling: We did.
McDonald Walling: We'll have a line of low-priced furniture, a new and different line - as different from anything we're making today as a modern automobile is different from a covered wagon. That's what you want Walt, isn't it - what you've always wanted? Merchandise that will sell because it had beauty and function and value - not because the buyers like your scotch or think that you're a good egg. The kind of stuff that you, Jesse, will feel in your guts when you know it's coming off your production line. A kind of product that you will be able to budget to the nearest hundredth of a cent, Shaw, because it will be scientifically and efficiently designed. And something you will be proud to have your name on, Miss Tredway.
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Facts about Executive Suite
The Tredway Corporation headquarters building seen in exterior shots is actually the Pennsylvania Power & Light (PPL) building in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
This was one of the few Hollywood films of the era not to have a musical score. The opening credits are shown to the accompaniment of traffic noises and the tolling of a bell.
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