Aware the impetus for that pitch came from Hopkins himself, and dangerously pressured by Ogden, Tom plans to play along and accept that draft, but, coaxed by Betsy, presents his original ideas to Hopkins instead.

Tom is initially supervised by Bill Ogden ( Henry Daniell), an oily micromanager and office politician who rejects Tom's drafts of an important speech Hopkins intends to launch the campaign with, substituting his own platitude-filled draft of what Ogden thinks Hopkins wants to hear.

He is drawn to Tom’s frankness and physical traits that remind him of the beloved son he lost in World War II. Hopkins is powerful and highly respected, but a workaholic whose success has been at the expense of his family life, leaving him estranged from his wife and rebellious daughter, who soon elopes with an unsuitable man. His forthrightness catches the attention of founding network president Ralph Hopkins ( Fredric March), who seeks his help in launching a national mental health campaign Hopkins holds dear. Asked to write his autobiography as part of the interview process, he defers in favor of a simple declaration that he wants the job, expects he can grow into it, and will be happy to answer any questions directly related to his application. Acting on a tip from a fellow train commuter, he applies for an opening in public relations at television network United Broadcasting Company (UBC). When a hoped-for inheritance from Tom's recently deceased grandmother turns out to have been depleted, leaving only her large and unsaleable estate, Betsy pressures Tom to seek a higher-paying job. These include actions where he killed men in combat (including, by accident, his best friend), and an affair with a young Italian girl named Maria ( Marisa Pavan), with whom he had a brief relationship despite his being involved with Betsy at the time. In addition to his troubled marriage Tom is also dealing with post-traumatic stress syndrome, depicted in the form of frequent and disquieting flashbacks from his combat service as an Army captain in both the European and Pacific theaters. He's having difficulty supporting his family to his wife’s ambitions on his salary writing for a Manhattan nonprofit foundation. Ten years after the end of World War II Tom Rath ( Gregory Peck) is living in suburban Connecticut with his wife Betsy ( Jennifer Jones) and three children. It was entered at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. Cobb, Keenan Wynn and Marisa Pavan in supporting roles. The film stars Gregory Peck as Rath and Jennifer Jones as his wife Betsy, with Fredric March, Lee J. The film focuses on Tom Rath, a young World War II veteran trying to balance his marriage and family life with the demands of a career while dealing with the after-effects of his war service and a new high-pressure job. The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit is a 1956 American drama film based on the 1955 novel The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit by Sloan Wilson.

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