Skyscraper is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Howard Higgin.

[2] In 1927, Cecil B. DeMille charged Ayn Rand - at the time, recently arrived from the Soviet Union - with writing a script for what would become Skyscraper.

The original story, by Dudley Murphy, was about two construction workers involved in building a New York skyscraper who are rivals for a woman's love.

One of them, Howard Kane, was an idealist dedicated to his mission and erecting the skyscraper despite enormous obstacles.

The film would have ended with Kane's throwing back his head in victory, standing atop the completed skyscraper.