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Skyscraper Souls (1932)

Skyscraper Souls (1932)

Drama Romance

A Drama That Soars Half Way to Heaven and Reaches Half Way to Hell!

Release Date: 1932, July 16
Directors: Edgar Selwyn
Countries: United States of America
Production: Cosmopolitan Productions, Cosmopolitan Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Mary Gordon, William Morris, Chuck Hamilton, Mike Lally, Billy Gilbert, Wallace Ford, Hedda Hopper, Tom Kennedy, Edward Brophy, Frank Atkinson, Maureen O'Sullivan, Edmund Mortimer

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

new york city murder by gunshot secretary older man younger woman relationship skyscraper corrupt businessman womanizer workplace romance real estate developer bank president stock market crash jumping off a building pre-code gold diggers office building stock swindle bank loan revenge for cheating changing room open marriage dating the boss business acquisition new building loyal mistress dressing room shareholders mistress kills lover