Patterns (1956) - Patterns (1956) - DVD

This incisive social drama boasts a screenplay by Rod Serling that was previously produced as a 1955 episode of "Kraft Television Theatre" with much of the same cast. Fred Staples (Van Heflin) is a young and ambitious industrial engineer who finds his ethics put to the test when his ruthless boss (Everett Sloane) taps him to replace an aging executive (Ed Begley). Beatrice Straight, Elizabeth Wilson also star. 83 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.