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Actors: Van Heflin, Ed Begley, Sr., Everett Sloane, Beatrice Straight
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Patterns |
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Fred Staples (Van Heflin) has just moved to New York in anticipation of starting his new job in a big corporate office. Leaving small town Ohio behind, he finds the fast paced lifestyle a bit tough to get used to. His first day on the job brings mixed feelings as there seems to be a strange undercurrent of tension in the air. He is introduced to the other staff members including Mr. William Briggs (Ed Begley, Sr.), a veteran of the company now in the vice-president position. They hit if off right away but it's evident that Briggs has some apprehensions. Especially when is long time personal secretary is transferred to the new Mr. Staples. The first corporate meeting does not progress so well either. Walter Ramsey (Everett Sloane), the company president/owner appears to be less that enchanted with Briggs. There is a major disagreement over a report causing tempers to flare and voices to be raised necessitating that the meeting to adjourned.
As Staples relates the events of the day to his wife Nancy (Beatrice Straight), he cannot shake the odd atmosphere of the office. This is only a premonition of things to come. Time reveals that the ruthless Mr. Ramsey has it in for the aging Mr. Briggs and Staples is being groomed to take his place.
--Talea, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Patterns |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- businessman, honest overcoming corrupt
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- bald
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- play
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