Skyscraper Souls

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

Jul 16 1932 Passed 1h 39m
Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

Aspirations and the lives of several people working at the gigantic Seacoast National Bank Building interweave in various plots. The most notable character is David Dwight, the womanizing bank owner who keeps his estranged wife happy by paying for her extravagant globetrotting. Dwight's long time secretary Sarah yearns for them to divorce so her affair with him can be legitimized. Sarah shows her good side by playing mother to the young innocent Lynn Harding, who she employs as an assistant. Beautiful Miss Harding is relentlessly pursued by extroverted bank teller Tom Sheppard, but he is frustrated when Dwight lures her away with power and wealth. Then Dwight ruins everyone's finances in a successful bid to get full control of his skyscraper by manipulating the company's stock price. Now there doesn't appear to be anyone who can prevent the power monger from taking advantage of the ingenue Harding-or is there?

Written by

Faith Baldwin, C. Gardner Sullivan

Directed by

Edgar Selwyn

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Cosmopolitan Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,111
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA