Vera, already contemptuous of Howard for his counter-productive business practices, which were driving her father's empire into the ground, learns that Prescott has been cheating on her to boot. In the end, Brantley and Vera raise enough cash, bonds, and stocks to wrest ownership of the Pemrose Corporation from Prescott, and to proceed with a hostile takeover bid of Davenport's Corporation. Prescott, unaware that Whitfield and Brantley are one and the same person, suspects Carlton is a spy for corporate raider Donald Davenport ( Fred Gwynne). The Pemrose Corporation is preparing to merge with the infamous Davenport Corporation.
When Howard asks her to spy on Carlton Whitfield, Christy falls head-over-heels for Carlton, not knowing he is actually Brantley. Prescott, without Brantley's knowledge, is having an affair with Christy. Brantley then gets changed as fast as he can and leaves the mansion without being seen by Prescott. Upon seeing Prescott arriving, Brantley and Vera realize they are related (albeit not by blood). Vera persuades Brantley to stay for a swim and seduces him. Brantley meets Vera after driving her home in a company limo (at his employer's request). While handling two jobs (switching between casual wear and business suits in the elevator), Brantley also falls head-over-heels for Christy Wills ( Helen Slater), a fellow financial wizard who recently graduated from Harvard. After Brantley notices an empty office in the building, due to one of Howard's frequent firings, he assumes the identity of Carlton Whitfield, a new executive. Upon inspecting company reports, Brantley realizes that Prescott and most of his fellow "suits" (executives) are making ineffective and/or non-beneficial decisions.
Pemrose was founded by Prescott's father-in-law Howard received presidency of the company by marrying his boss's daughter, Vera Pemrose ( Margaret Whitton). As a result, Brantley is laid off before he even starts working.Īfter several unsuccessful attempts to get another job, mostly because he is either overqualified or underqualified and has little experience, Brantley ends up working in the mailroom of the Pemrose Corporation, which is directed by his uncle, Howard Prescott ( Richard Jordan), the CEO. Upon arriving, he discovers that the company for which he is supposed to work has been taken over by a rival corporation. Fox) is a recent graduate of Kansas State University who moves to New York City where he has landed a job as a financier.
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