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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) - Uncut Version (Patreon)

Published:
2026-04-02 01:24:15
Edited:
2026-04-02 01:24:17
Imported:
2026-08

Content

Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallee, Sammy Smith, Maureen Arthur, Anthony Teague

Comments

Allison O

Based on a Broadway show which also starred Bobby Morse! Fun fact, he was also originally cast as the Wizard in Wicked, but was replaced by Joel Grey after the first out of town tryout in San Francisco.

Actuarial Lurker

That lobby near the personnel department looks like the Brady Bunch living room and hints at SCDP's 2 floors...

Erin Mileur

Another musical you might enjoy is 1776 about the debate and writing of the Declaration of Independence with William Daniels aka Mr. Feeny as John Adams.

Actuarial Lurker

The exterior opening shots looked like the former Chase Manhattan Building at 270 Park Ave between 47th and 48th and googled and it and lo and behold it wss.....

Brian Harris

I cannot WAIT to watch this. Robert Morse was my dear friend and mentor, I wish he was better appreciated.

Actuarial Lurker

Kevin mentioned Severance just as I thought of it...

Liv Heskett

Fun fact the role of Finch has been played on Broadway in revivals by Mathew Broderick, Daniel Radcliffe, Nick Jonas, and Darren Criss. And Ralph Macchio played him on a national tour lol. You’ve gotta watch Daniel perform brotherhood of men at the Tony’s. He KILLS it. Great dancer.

Matt CN

Great film! Great reaction! Great pick!

Aaron

Here’s something you’ll get a kick out of, this show had a Broadway Revival back in 2011 starring Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette.

Ben Gilbert

This was Michelle Lee's first film role, reprising her role on Broadway. She's best known for her 14 years on Knot's Landing.

Sammy Fan

The credits said the choreography was created by Bob Fosse for the play.

Ben Gilbert

Robert Morse won a Tony award for this and for playing Truman Capote in the one man play Tru. He was amazing as Capote. I saw the PBS production. He was also great in the movie version of Evelyn Waugh's The Loved One, about the funeral business in Hollywood. He played Barnaby in The Matchmaker, the non-musical version of Hello, Dolly starring Anthony Perkins.

Ben Gilbert

Scooter Teague kind of reminds me of Lee Evans from There’s Something About Mary and Mouse Hunt.

Actuarial Lurker

The Mad Men episode "Christmas Comes But Once Per Year" where they are forced to invite the son of Lucky Strike and do a dance around the office reminds me of the "A Secretary is Not a Toy" number. 12:47 of your YT reaction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rik2ghlSidE

John Marnell

You guys should check out the performance of "Brotherhood of Man" from the Tonys broadcast during Daniel Radcliffe's run. You may even recognize White Josh in the company! It's on Youtube so should be pretty easy to find.

Biff McKeldin

Another great reaction... Regarding the actor playing Wally Womper: could he have looked so familiar to you because it was the same actor playing Mr. Twimble (head of the mail room) earlier in the movie? That was a stunt they carried over from the original Broadway production (and Sammy Williams played both roles on stage as well -- actually How to Succeed used a lot of alum from the Broadway production). I can't remember if you guys have reacted to the original West Side Story (1961) -- I think you have [I watch so many different reaction channels, that I get a little confused sometimes]. But if you haven't I recommend it -- the entire prologue was shot on location in NYC. There are also two WSS alum in How to Succeed -- Anthony "Scooter" Teague (Big Deal/Bud Frump) and Tucker Smith (Ice/featured dancer).

Heather

We did this as our high school musical my senior year. It was a tad ambitious, but the leads were great!

Willow Dalton

You have to see the stage version some time. I love the movie but they cut out some of the best songs!

Lisa Klug

Whew! I got busy with life and didn't realize y'all had seen and posted this already. This is such a fun movie. I actually saw "Mad Men" years before I saw this and didn't realize Robert Morse was in both until now. Silly me. I really need to watch "Mad Men" again now. Did you notice Mr. Biggley's desk and little side desk form a question mark? This is peak 1960's movie set design. I LOVE the colors as well as the live, uncensored shots of Ponty walking along actual streets with real New Yorkers. Speaking as the daughter of a lady who was a secretary in the 1960's... there's a reason for a lot of the rules we have about interpersonal conduct now. Many a wild Christmas party and so forth led to the ladies saying, "Enough already!"