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Skyscraper Souls is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Warren William, Anita Page, Maureen O'Sullivan, Gregory Ratoff, and Verree Teasdale. Directed by Edgar Selwyn, it is based on the 1931 novel Skyscraper by Faith Baldwin.
Skyscraper Souls: Directed by Edgar Selwyn. With Warren William, Maureen O'Sullivan, Gregory Ratoff, Anita Page. An entrepreneur will let nothing stand in his way of acquiring a 100-story office building.
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- Drama, Romance
- Edgar Selwyn
- 1932-07-16
Skyscraper Souls (1932), based on Faith Baldwin's 1931 novel Skyscraper is both a perfect example of Pre-Code films and a fascinating reflection of what was going on in the United States during the early years of the Great Depression.
- Edgar Selwyn, Cullen Tate
- Warren William
Skyscraper Souls. After bank president David Dwight (Warren William) makes a vast loan to himself to build a remarkable skyscraper, his board questions the propriety of the loan.
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- Dennis Schwartz
- Comedy, Drama
- Edgar Selwyn
May 24, 2013 · Comparable in many ways to MGM’s then-recent hit Grand Hotel, Skyscraper Souls has a larger ensemble and a bigger message. For an MGM prestige picture, it does something rather daring: it tells the story of the Crash of 1929 in a microcosm, and, worse, it makes the cruel stock manipulator who destroys a wide array of lives the most ...
Skyscraper Souls is a Pre-Code 1932 drama film starring Warren William and Maureen O'Sullivan. The film was directed by Edgar Selwyn and is based upon the novel Skycraper by Faith Baldwin. The film depicts the aspirations and lives of several people in the Seacoast National Bank Building.
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Dec 5, 2011 · While Skyscraper Souls isn’t the first or last movie to examine corporate greed, we feel it’s one of the best. Warren William is perfect as slimy David Dwight, a charming but cold-hearted son-of-a-gun who cheerfully steps over bodies as he manipulates control of a 100-storey skyscraper.
