Executive Suite (1954): Cast & Plot
Executive Suite is a 1954 drama directed by Robert Wise, starring Raoul Freeman as Avery Bullard (uncredited), Nina Foch and Louis Calhern. It runs 1 hour 44 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 44m (104 min)
- Director
- Robert Wise
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Executive Suite About?
The premise of Executive Suite without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Set against the gleaming windows of a corporate tower, the story follows the sudden death of a manufacturing empire’s founder, sparking a ruthless power struggle among his ambitious vice‑presidents. As alliances shift, personal romances collide with corporate ambition, creating a reckless and daring battle for control.
Executive Suite Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- power struggle
- board of directors
- business
- company vice president
- furniture
- business ethics
- western union
- skyscraper
- death
- news report
- manipulation
- board meeting
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- furniture company
- subjective camera
- cigarette smoking
- cigar smoking
- telephone call
- looking out a window
- telegram
- dictaphone
- new york city
- furniture factory
- elevator
- street life
- taxi
- stork club manhattan new york city
- newspaper
- telephone operator
- pipe smoking
- storytelling
- buying and selling stock
- airport
- suitcase
- kiss
- newspaper reporter
- crying woman
- adultery
- extramarital affair
- looking at oneself in a mirror
- mirror
- locked door
- drawing board
- furniture designer
- penthouse
- telephone receiver off the hook
- dead father
- playing catch
- father son relationship
- mother son relationship
- reference to yogi berra
Executive Suite Cast & Characters
Raoul Freeman leads the cast as Avery Bullard (uncredited), with Nina Foch as Erica Martin and Louis Calhern as George Nyle Caswell. Directed by Robert Wise; 19 actors are credited in all.
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Director Robert Wise
- Raoul Freeman as Avery Bullard (uncredited)
- Nina Foch as Erica Martin
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Louis Calhern as George Nyle Caswell - Lucy Knoch as Mrs. George Nyle Caswell
Also Starring in Executive Suite
· 15 more- Fredric March Loren Phineas Shaw
- Paul Douglas Josiah Walter Dudley
- Shelley Winters Eva Bardeman
- Walter Pidgeon Frederick Y. Alderson
- Virginia Brissac Edith Alderson
- William Holden McDonald Walling
- June Allyson Mary Blemond Walling
- Tim Considine Mike Walling
- Dean Jagger Jesse Q. Grimm
- Mary Adams Sara Asenath Grimm
- Barbara Stanwyck Julia O. Tredway
- Harry Shannon Ed Benedeck
- William Phipps Bill Lundeen
- Maidie Norman Housekeeper
- Edgar Stehli Julius Steigel
More from Robert Wise
More films directed by Robert Wise, best-rated first: The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Sound of Music, The Haunting and The Body Snatcher.
Executive Suite Plot Summary
What happens in Executive Suite from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 11 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Avery Bullard heads to New York City to meet with investment bankers and instructs his secretary Erica to summon an emergency board meeting. He is the president and driving force of the Tredway Corporation, a major furniture manufacturer. A short commuter flight will get him there just in time. But as he steps into a taxi, tragedy intervenes: he collapses in the street and dies, his wallet slipped away by a bystander, setting off a chain of rumors and calculations that will upend the company.
Full summary
The whole story of Executive Suite, scene by scene
Executive Suite Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Executive Suite.
How Well Do You Know Executive Suite?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Who is the president of Tredway Corporation who collapses and dies in the street?
Cars in Executive Suite
14 cars on screen, including the 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner and the Cadillac Ambulance.
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1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner Important role -
Cadillac Ambulance Minor role -
1953 Chevrolet One-Fifty Minor role -
1950 Chrysler Crown Imperial Minor role
Executive Suite Also Known As
10 alternative titles, including “Um Homem e Dez Destinos” and “La sete del potere”.
- Also known as
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- Um Homem e Dez Destinos
- La sete del potere
- La Tour des ambitieux
- La torre de los ambiciosos
- Die Intriganten
- Номер для директоров
- Адміністративна влада
- Cuando llama el deseo
- 纵横天下
- En stol är ledig
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Executive Suite FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Executive Suite, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Executive Suite?
Executive Suite runs 1 hour 44 minutes (104 minutes).
When was Executive Suite released?
Executive Suite was released on February 23, 1954.
Who directed Executive Suite?
Executive Suite was directed by Robert Wise.
More films by Robert Wise Who is in the cast of Executive Suite?
Executive Suite stars Raoul Freeman as Avery Bullard (uncredited), Nina Foch as Erica Martin and Louis Calhern as George Nyle Caswell, among 19 credited actors.
Does Executive Suite have a post-credit scene?
No. Executive Suite has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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