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McDonald Walling:
The force behind a great company has to be more than the pride of one man; it has to be the pride of thousands. You can't make men work for money alone - you starve their souls when you try it, and you can starve a company to death the same way. McDonald Walling:
[picking up a small, flimsy table]
And that's when we started doing things like this: the KF line. Walt, are your boys proud when they go out and sell this stuff? When they know the finish is going to crack, the veneer split off and the legs come loose? Loren Phineas Shaw:
Wait a minute, wait a minute. That's priced merchandise - it serves a definite purpose in the profit structure of this company. We're not cheating anyone. McDonald Walling:
Ourselves! Loren Phineas Shaw:
At that price, the customer knows exactly what he is going to get. McDonald Walling:
This! [flips the table over, and easily tears off one of its legs] McDonald Walling:
This is what Tredway has come to mean! [violently throws the leg against the wall] McDonald Walling:
And what do you suppose the people think of us when they buy it? How do you suppose the men in the factories feel when they make it? What must they think of a management that is willing to stoop to selling this kind of junk in order to add a dime a year to the dividend?
The force behind a great company has to be more than the pride of one man; it has to be the pride of thousands. You can't make men work for money alone - you starve their souls when you try it, and you can starve a company to death the same way. McDonald Walling:
[picking up a small, flimsy table]
And that's when we started doing things like this: the KF line. Walt, are your boys proud when they go out and sell this stuff? When they know the finish is going to crack, the veneer split off and the legs come loose? Loren Phineas Shaw:
Wait a minute, wait a minute. That's priced merchandise - it serves a definite purpose in the profit structure of this company. We're not cheating anyone. McDonald Walling:
Ourselves! Loren Phineas Shaw:
At that price, the customer knows exactly what he is going to get. McDonald Walling:
This! [flips the table over, and easily tears off one of its legs] McDonald Walling:
This is what Tredway has come to mean! [violently throws the leg against the wall] McDonald Walling:
And what do you suppose the people think of us when they buy it? How do you suppose the men in the factories feel when they make it? What must they think of a management that is willing to stoop to selling this kind of junk in order to add a dime a year to the dividend?
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The K F line
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Walt are your boys proud when they go out and sell this stuff
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when they know the finish is gonna crack
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the veneer will split off and the legs come loose
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Now wait a minute wait a minute That's price merchandise
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It serves a definite purpose in the profit structure of this company
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We're not cheating anyone Ourselves
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At that price the customer knows exactly what he's going to get
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This
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CRASH
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This is what Tredway has come to mean
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And what do you suppose the people think of us when they buy it
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How do you suppose the men in the factories feel when they make it
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What must they think of a management
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that's willing to stoop to selling this kind of junk
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Movie Summary
When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice presidents vie to see who will replace him.
Actors
Mcdonald Walling
Loren Phineas Shaw
