How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying1967
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
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Cast
as J. Pierpont Finch
as Rosemary Pilkington
as J.B. Biggley

as Hedy LaRue

as Bud Frump
as Benjamin Ovington

as Smitty

as Mr. Twimble/Wally Womper
as Bratt

as Gatch

as Miss Jones

as TV Announcer
as Mrs. Biggley
as Mrs. Frump

as Media Man No. I

as Taxi Cab Driver

as Finch's Landlady
as Cleaning Woman

as Newspaper Seller

as Miss Krumholtz

as Brenda

as Receptionist

as Media Man

as Media Man

as President of the U.S.

as Elevator Operator

as Johnson
as Tackaberry

as Matthews
as Toynbee
as Jenkins

as 1st Junior Executive
as 2nd Executive

as 3rd Executive

as TV Board Member

as Junior Executive

as 1st Girl

as 3rd Junior Executive
Critic Reviews for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
All Critics (10) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (1) | DVD (2)
The breezy manner with which the musical sends up the era's corporate chicanery and heedless sexism... couldn't be further from Mad Men's deadpan cool.
A great Broadway show becomes a great movie, thanks largely to Morse
Truncated from the show, Morse truly bizarre
...perfect synthesis of singing, dancing, comedy, and satire, a show that brought scintillating dialogue, sharp-edged lyrics, and catchy tunes into sharp focus.
Audience Reviews for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
You 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.
Super Reviewer
Such 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.
Super Reviewer
Bright, 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.
Super Reviewer
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