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Skyscraper Souls

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Skyscraper Souls
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NR,1hr 38min
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1932
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Synopsis: Produced by William Randolph Hearst's Cosmopolitan Production for MGM, this well made Grand Hotel clone was based on a 1931 novel by Faith Baldwin. Warren William stars as David Dwight, a building and bank magnate who not only attempts to double-cross his backers but is two-timing both his wife (Hedda Hopper) and devoted secretary/mistress (Verree Teasdale). Threatened with losing his conglomeration in general and the 100 stories Dwight Building in particular to Hamilton (Arnold Lucy), David's cynical ... Full Synopsis
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Glacial Verree Teasdale finally gets her comeuppance in Skyscraper Souls but, for once, doesn't necessarily deserve her tragic fate. Ever the clotheshorse, Teasdale remains the best thing about this financial melodrama but there are also good performances from the devilishly suave Warren William, bright-eyed ingénue Maureen O'Sullivan ("I never had champagne before -- ooh, the bubbles ran up my nose!") ... Full Review
Featured Cast
David Dwight
Lynn Harding
Jenny
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