Thursday, November 24, 2022
Patterns
- Commentary: Under construction, except to say, I was so gobsmacked by this film's portrayal of how an oligarch is made, and that this film was released in 1956, that I recommended it to MFS to watch. It seems, people, that the evil of oligarchy was a substantial subject "even back then". Of course it was. It's been a subject of concern since oligarchy began. And, since it began, it hasn't not been raked over the coals by all sorts of people, not just us plebes.
The story, screenplay and teleplay from which the screenplay was adapted is by the amazing Rod Serling.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Van Heflin Fred Staples Everett Sloane Walter Ramsey Ed Begley William Briggs Beatrice Straight Nancy Staples Elizabeth Wilson Marge Fleming Joanna Roos Margaret Lanier Valerie Cossart Martha Stevens Eleni Kiamos Sylvia Trammel Ronnie Welsh Paul Briggs Shirley Standlee Miss Hill Andrew Duggan Harvey Jameson Jack Livesey D.J. Vandeventer John Seymour Ed Gordon James Kelly Jim Latham John Shelly Edgar Grannigan Sally Chamberlin Mrs. Jameson
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1956
Directed by Fielder Cook.
Labels: boardroom, goflexB, van-heflin
