How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967, Musical/Comedy, 1h 59m
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J. Pierpont Finch
Rosemary Pilkington
Jasper B. Biggley
Bud Frump
Hedy LaRue
Bert O. Bratt
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Jul 02, 2014You get the sense the some of the rougher satire in the original stage musical has been smoothed out for more mainstream audiences but what's there is still effective. Although the best reason to see the film is for Morse, whose wonderfully strange performance is the antithesis of what you'd expect from a musical comedy. He makes such consistent offbeat choices that you might wonder why any of the producers left him in the picture if you weren't so glad they did.Alec B Super Reviewer
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Sep 05, 2010Such a hilarious musical comedy, it's charming and enjoyable, and has a great cast of not so well known actors. The story is just what it says, a young guy gets a book with the same title as the movie, and follows the steps to quickly climb the corporate ladder with so much ease, that it's ridiculous. This makes fun of the corporate workplace and job hunting. I loved it, and I highly recommend it.
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May 31, 2009Bright, splashy film musical about an ambitious young window washer who rises through the ranks of a large corporation following the advice of a self-help book. Textbook example of how to do everything right in translating a musical from stage to film. Features a wonderful Frank Loesser score including the songs, "I Believe In You" and "The Brotherhood of Man". Robert Morse and Rudy Vallee reprise their original Broadway roles. Film debut of Michele Lee.Mark H Super Reviewer
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Apr 26, 2009Far from my favorite musical, but still fun. The Coen's borrowed from this liberally for The Hudsucker Proxy.Ken S Super Reviewer
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