# How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)

> A scheming window washer uses a cynical career manual to rocket through a 1960s corporation, discovering that success may cost him his integrity and his love.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/13536

## Facts

- Runtime: 121 min
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Director: David Swift
- Cast: Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallee, Scooter Teague, Maureen Arthur, John Myhers, Carol Worthington, Kathryn Reynolds
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061791/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, irreverent, buoyant, classic movie night, musical movie night

## Synopsis

A window washer's rise to corporate success reveals the absurdity of ambition and love.

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