Patterns

Story

Synopsis

"Patterns" was an American television play broadcast live on January 12, 1955, remade as a film the next year with some of the same cast. Fred Staples is the newest executive in a large firm. He strikes up a friendship with Andy Sloane, the Vice President to whom he nominally reports. Staples is good at his job and the company's hard-nosed president, Walter Ramsey, is pleased with his choice. Staples has a crisis of conscience when Ramsey tells him that he's been recruited to replace Sloane, someone who has devoted his entire life to the company at the expense of his family. Sloane knows what Ramsey is up to but digs in his heels and refuses to quit. Tragedy ensues forcing Staples to make a choice.

Director

Fielder Cook

Writers

Rod Serling

Language

English

Release date

12 January 1955

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Richard Kiley

  Fred Staples

• 

  Everett Sloane

  Mr. Ramsie

• 

  Ed Begley

  Andy Sloane

• 

  Elizabeth Montgomery

  Ann Evans

• 

  June Dayton

  Fran Staples

• 

  Elizabeth Wilson

  Marge Fleming

• Joanna Roos

  Miss Lanier

• Jack Arthur

  Starter

• Joy Lafleur

  Miss Stevens

• Sybil Baker

  Telephone Operator

• Shirley Standlee

  Miss Hill

• 

  Theodore Newton

  Mr. Gordon