The Young Philadelphians

Name: The Young Philadelphians
Genre: Drama
Released: 1959-05-21
Duration: 2 h 16 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Brian Keith, Diane Brewster

Guilty secrets. Shocking scandals. All in a day's work for one Philadelphian lawyer.

The Young Philadelphians (1959)

2:16 (136 min)

Drama

United States

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Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Release date

21 May 1959

Director

Vincent Sherman

Scenario

Richard Powell

Author

Composer

Ernest Gold

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Actors

Paul Newman

Anthony Judson Lawrence

Joan Dickinson

Carol Wharton

Mike Flanagan

Kate Judson Lawrence

Mrs. J. Arthur Allen

Gilbert Dickinson

Chester A. 'Chet' Gwynn

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Short description

Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and professional skills are tested as he tries to balance the needs of his fiance Joan, the expectations of his colleagues and his own obligation to defend his friend Chester on a murder count.