How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
“Nothing Succeeds Like "Succeed" ! !”
A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business.
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Studio
The Mirisch Company
Language
en
Status
Released
How How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying performed
Budget
$3.5M
Worldwide Gross
$2.5M
Gross Profit
−$1.0M
Return
0.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$360K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Finch
Robert Morse
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Rosemary
Michele Lee
Rosemary
J. B. Biggley
Rudy Vallee
J. B. Biggley
Bud Frump
Scooter Teague
Bud Frump
Hedy
Maureen Arthur
Hedy
Bratt
John Myhers
Bratt
Lucille Krumholtz
Carol Worthington
Lucille Krumholtz
Smitty
Kathryn Reynolds
Smitty
Miss Jones
Ruth Kobart
Miss Jones
Twimble / Wally Womper
Sammy Smith
Twimble / Wally Womper
Gatch
Jeff DeBenning
Gatch
Brenda
Janice Carroll
Brenda
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