''Man of Conflict'' is a 1953 American

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directed by Hal R. Makelim and starring John Agar and Edward Arnold.

Plot

Industrial giant J. R. Compton and his partner son Ray clash over J. R.'s treatment of employees in the company's plants. J. R.'s rise to success has taken his sense of fairness, and Ray must show his father how to conduct his affairs with respect for the men who work for them.

Cast

* Edward Arnold as J. R. Compton * John Agar as Ray Compton * Susan Morrow as Jane Jenks *

Fay Roope Fay Roope (born Winfield Harding Roope; October 20, 1893 – September 13, 1961) was a Harvard graduate and a character actor who appeared in American theater in New York City from the 1920s through 1950, and in American film and television from ...

as Ed Jenks * Herbert Heyes as Evans *

Dorothy Patrick Dorothy Patrick (born Dorothea Davis; June 3, 1921 – May 31, 1987) was a Canadian-American film actress and a John Robert Powers model. Early life Patrick was born on June 3, 1921, in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada, the daughter of Mr. and ...

as Betty * Bob Carson as Official *

Russell Hicks Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film character actor. Hicks was born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland. During World War I, he served in the U.S. Army in France. He later became a lieutenant Colonel in the Cali ...

as Murdock * John Hamilton as Cornwall * Lovyss Bradley as Miss Garner

References

External links

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''Man of Conflict''
at TCMDB 1953 films American drama films Films scored by Albert Glasser 1953 drama films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-drama-film-stub