Avery Bullard, President of the Tredway Corporation has died. But he never named a clear successor, so the Board members must choose a replacement. The most likely is Loren Shaw, a skilled businessman, but some of the others don't like his calculating ways. But to stop him, they'll have to find someone else they can back. Will it be the engineer Don Walling? That will take convincing, they don't trust his youth and idealism. And he isn't even sure he wants the job, he might be happier creating rather than politicking.
群戏，每个角色都发挥出了最佳水平没有一个miscast
为了看卡司和群戏，MarchHoldenStanwyck等都是好演技。最值得称赞的是紧凑的节奏，所有故事均发生在24小时内，一场场戏辗转没松懈，由William Holden把故事的弦绷到最紧再释放。只是我对他们所谈论的商业内容或是家庭故事始终兴致不高...
情节紧凑、毫无废话，尤其是结尾霍尔登的一番演讲实属精彩！（第一次看人物如此多的电影没记混人、没搞错！）
很精彩的群戏，也是很难得的商场片。集结一众明星，演技都发挥得不错，把角色都塑造的个性分明。看这片确实需要好字幕，否则就容易跟不上节奏了~
爱家爱妻爱工人的资本家成功是观众期待的走向，不过仅靠结尾的理想主义发言就站在塔顶未免太幼稚了。这不是给无良奸商敲的警钟，是给无产阶级灌的鸡汤。
