After bank president David Dwight makes a vast loan to himself to build a remarkable skyscraper, his board questions the propriety of the loan. Despite the devotion of longtime mistress Sarah, the ruthless David, while seeking bank mergers to protect his building, tries to seduce Sarah's secretary, Lynn. David then agrees to a plot by a bank board member to inflate his bank's stock and sell short — just before the market crashes.
Stars: Warren William, Maureen O'Sullivan, Gregory Ratoff, Anita Page, Norman Foster, Verree Teasdale
Crew: Edgar Selwyn (Director), C. Gardner Sullivan (Adaptation), Faith Baldwin (Novel), Nathaniel Shilkret (Music), William H. Daniels (Cinematography), Tom Held (Editor)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Cosmopolitan Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Runtime: 99 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 16, 1932
IMDb: 5.4
Keywords:new york city, skyscraper, new building, womanizer, secretary, older man younger woman relationship, pre-code, dressing room, changing room, jumping off a building, open marriage, stock market crash, workplace romance, murder by gunshot, stock swindle, real estate developer, bank loan, business acquisition, office building, corrupt businessman, bank president, shareholders, dating the boss, revenge for cheating, gold diggers, loyal mistress, mistress kills lover
