How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) is a American musical feature film based on the 1961 stage musical of the same name and the book written by Shepherd Mead. The film was produced by United Artists and directed by David Swift. The cast includes Robert Morse and Rudy Vallee (reprising their original Broadway roles), Michele Lee, Anthony Teague, Tucker Smith (in an uncredited role), and Maureen Arthur. The film marks the debut ...
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) is a American musical feature film based on the 1961 stage musical of the same name and the book written by Shepherd Mead. The film was produced by United Artists and directed by David Swift. The cast includes Robert Morse and Rudy Vallee (reprising their original Broadway roles), Michele Lee, Anthony Teague, Tucker Smith (in an uncredited role), and Maureen Arthur. The film marks the debut of Lee who later appeared in the popular 1980s soap opera Knots Landing.
J. Pierrepont Finch buys a book How To Succeed In Business, describing in step-by-step fashion how to rise in the business world. The ambitious young window cleaner follows its advice carefully. He joins the "World-Wide Wicket Company" and begins work in the mail-room. Soon, thanks to the ethically-questionable advice in the book, he rises to Vice-President in Charge Of Advertising, making sure that each person above him gets either fired or moved or transferred within...
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