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Patterns(1956)

Master storyteller Rod Serling's drama delves into the mind of an ordinary man caught in the middle of a corporate power-play. Small-town engineer Fred Staples (Van Heflin) accepts an executive position with a big corporation and moves to the big city. His calculating boss (Everett Sloane) has a plan for his new employee: Staples will replace the firm's No. 2 man (Ed Begley). The tension builds as Staples navigates treacherous territory.