Patterns (1956) On DVD

Actor:           Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Beatrice Straight, Elizabeth Wilson
Director:      Fielder Cook
Genre:           Drama
Year:            1956
Studio:         Roan Group/C.A.V. Distribution
Length:        83
Released:   April 26, 2005
Rating:         Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:        DVD
Misc:            NTSC, Color, Black & White
Language:  English
Subtitles  :  N/A

DESCRIPTION:

Fred Staples is a small town plant manager. When a conglomerate swallows up his business, he’s given an executive position in the new company. It turns out his promotion has more to do with leverage against his new boss’s adversary, the company’s vice president. With Fred in a battle between personal loyalty and company loyalty, PATTERNS is a story of cutthroat corporate business.

Special Features:

• Informative and intriguing introduction by chief film critic for the New York Post, Lou Luminick!
• Lloyd Kaufman on the depiction of "business" in Hollywood and Independent Cinema.
• Rod Serling scene from "Stuck on You" featuring Prof. Irwin Corey.
• Vincent Sherman on Hollywood and the business of blacklisting.
• Film Background and Production Notes
• A lesson from the "Make Your Own Damn Movie" DVD Box Set.
• And many exclusive Roan DVD Extras