When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.
as McDonald Walling
as Mary Blemond Walling
as Julia O. Tredway
as Loren Phineas Shaw
as Frederick Y. Alderson
as Eva Bardeman
as Josiah Walter Dudley
as George Nyle Caswell
as Jesse Q. Grimm
as Erica Martin
as Mike Walling
as Bill Lundeen
as Mrs. George Nyle Caswell
as Julius Steigel
as Sara Asenath Grimm
as Edith Alderson
as Ed Benedeck
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
as Avery Bullard (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Worker (uncredited)
as Henri - Stork Club Maître D' (uncredited)
as Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)
as Guest (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
as Miss Clark (uncredited)
as Stork Club Waiter (uncredited)
as Mailroom Boy (uncredited)
as Lee Ormand (uncredited)
as Toll Booth Attendant (uncredited)
as Secondary Role (uncredited)
as Officer Canady (uncredited)
as Maid (uncredited)
as Salesman (uncredited)
as Newspaper Worker (uncredited)
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
as Stork Club Telephone Operator (uncredited)
as Western Union Operator (uncredited)
as Jimmy Farrell (uncredited)
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
as Woman at Bar (uncredited)
as Little League Baseball Fan (uncredited)
as Stork Club Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
as Businessman (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Sidewalk Passerby (uncredited)
as Narrator / Voice of Tredway (voice) (uncredited)
as Spectator at Game (uncredited)
as Businesswoman (uncredited)
as Alderson's Secretary (uncredited)
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
as Factory Worker (uncredited)
as Umpire (uncredited)
as Candy Store Lady (uncredited)
as Servant (uncredited)
as Sam Teal (uncredited)
as Liz (uncredited)
as City Editor (uncredited)
as Newsstand Vendor (uncredited)
as Laboratory Worker (uncredited)
as Miss Nordley (uncredited)
as Luigi Cassoni (uncredited)
as Airport Clerk (uncredited)