Patterns (1956): Cast & Plot
Patterns is a 1956 drama directed by Fielder Cook, starring Everett Sloane as Walter Ramsey, Ronnie Welsh and Van Heflin. It runs 1 hour 23 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 23m (83 min)
- Director
- Fielder Cook
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Jed Harris
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Patterns About?
The premise of Patterns without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Ruthless men and ambitious women battle for control of a billion‑dollar empire. Ohio plant operator Staples is hired as an executive at Ramsey & Co. in New York, befriending longtime VP Briggs. CEO Walter Ramsey, who inherited the firm, eyes Staples as Briggs’s replacement but refuses to fire Briggs, humiliating and sabotaging him until he quits.
Patterns Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- capitalist society
- office
- public humiliation
- conference room
- office worker
- getting rid of somebody
- heated debate
- american company
- first day on the job
- dinner party
- business meeting
- vice president
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- man dies
- boss employee relationship
- introducing
- commander
- brutal competition
- industrialist
- no mercy
- replacement
- office building
- shouting
- capitalist values
- boss
- new york city
- board meeting
- business ethics
- based on tv movie
- reference to mansfield ohio
- ulcer
- screenplay adapted by author
- husband
- wife
- overhearing conversation
- entrance hall
- revolving door
- elevator operator
- reference to laguardia airport
- seating arrangement
- reference to lansing michigan
- chief secretary
- office work
- female clerk
- reference to portland oregon
- company
- reference to the great depression
- american engineer
- reference to denver colorado
- worker lay off
- orders
Patterns Cast & Characters
Everett Sloane leads the cast as Walter Ramsey, with Ronnie Welsh as Paul Briggs and Van Heflin as Fred Staples. Directed by Fielder Cook; 23 actors are credited in all.
- Director Fielder Cook
- Everett Sloane as Walter Ramsey
- Ronnie Welsh as Paul Briggs
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Van Heflin as Fred Staples - Ed Begley as Bill Briggs
Also Starring in Patterns
· 19 more- Beatrice Straight Nancy Staples
- Edward Binns Elevator Starter
- Andrew Duggan Harvey Jameson
- Elizabeth Wilson Marge Fleming
- James Kelly Jim Latham
- Jack Livesey D.J. Vandeventer
- Sally Gracie Ann
- Joanna Roos Margaret Lanier
- Sally Chamberlin Mrs. Jameson
- John Seymour Ed Gordon
- Shirley Standlee Miss Hill
- Victor Harrison Carl Portier
- Valerie Cossart Martha Stevens
- Eleni Kiamos Sylvia Trammel
- John Shelly Edgar Grannigan
- Ethel Britton Woman (uncredited)
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- Michael Dreyfuss Billy (uncredited)
- Elaine Kaye Second Secretary (uncredited)
- Adrienne Moore First Secretary (uncredited)
Patterns Plot Summary
What happens in Patterns from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Walter Ramsey is a ruthless force behind Ramsey & Company, a Manhattan-based industrial empire he inherited from his father. He brings Fred Staples, a young industrial engineer whose performance at an Ohio factory Ramsey recently acquired impressed him, into a top executive role at headquarters. Ramsey is quietly grooming Staples to replace the aging Bill Briggs as the second-in-command.
Full summary
The whole story of Patterns, scene by scene
Patterns Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Patterns.
Cars in Patterns
6 cars on screen, including the 1950 Ford Custom De Luxe Station Wagon and the 1954 Oldsmobile Super 88.
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1950 Ford Custom De Luxe Station Wagon Important role -
1954 Oldsmobile Super 88 Minor role -
1953 De Soto Powermaster Background role -
1955 Ford Mainline Background role
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Patterns FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Patterns, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Patterns?
Patterns runs 1 hour 23 minutes (83 minutes).
When was Patterns released?
Patterns was released on March 27, 1956.
Who directed Patterns?
Patterns was directed by Fielder Cook.
More films by Fielder Cook Who is in the cast of Patterns?
Patterns stars Everett Sloane as Walter Ramsey, Ronnie Welsh as Paul Briggs and Van Heflin as Fred Staples, among 23 credited actors.
Does Patterns have a post-credit scene?
No. Patterns has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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