"Behind the lighted tower windows the conflict of love and power is reckless and daring!"
When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.
Robert WiseDirector
McDonald Walling
Mary Blemond Walling
Julia O. Tredway
Loren Phineas Shaw
Frederick Y. Alderson
Eva Bardeman
Josiah Walter Dudley
George Nyle Caswell
Jesse Q. Grimm
Erica Martin
Mike Walling
Bill Lundeen
Mrs. George Nyle Caswell
Julius Steigel
Sara Asenath Grimm
Edith Alderson
Ed Benedeck
Housekeeper (uncredited)
Avery Bullard (uncredited)
Bartender (uncredited)
Worker (uncredited)
Henri - Stork Club MaƮtre D' (uncredited)
Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)
Guest (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
Miss Clark (uncredited)
Stork Club Waiter (uncredited)
Mailroom Boy (uncredited)
Lee Ormand (uncredited)
Toll Booth Attendant (uncredited)
Secondary Role (uncredited)
Officer Canady (uncredited)
Maid (uncredited)
Salesman (uncredited)
Newspaper Worker (uncredited)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Stork Club Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Western Union Operator (uncredited)
Jimmy Farrell (uncredited)
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Woman at Bar (uncredited)
Little League Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Stork Club Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Businessman (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Sidewalk Passerby (uncredited)
Narrator / Voice of Tredway (voice) (uncredited)
Spectator at Game (uncredited)
Businesswoman (uncredited)
Alderson's Secretary (uncredited)
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Umpire (uncredited)
Candy Store Lady (uncredited)
Servant (uncredited)
Sam Teal (uncredited)
Liz (uncredited)
City Editor (uncredited)
Newsstand Vendor (uncredited)
Laboratory Worker (uncredited)
Miss Nordley (uncredited)
Luigi Cassoni (uncredited)
Airport Clerk (uncredited)