The Young Philadelphians
21/05/1959
2h 16m



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.
Cast


Paul Newman
Anthony Judson Lawrence


Barbara Rush
Joan Dickinson


Alexis Smith
Carol Wharton


Brian Keith
Mike Flanagan


Diane Brewster
Kate Judson Lawrence


Billie Burke
Mrs. J. Arthur Allen


John Williams
Gilbert Dickinson


Robert Vaughn
Chester A. 'Chet' Gwynn


Otto Kruger
John Marshall Wharton


Paul Picerni
Louis Donetti


Robert Douglas
Uncle Morton Stearnes


Frank Conroy
Doctor Shippen Stearnes


Adam West
William Lawrence III


Richard Deacon
George Archibald
Helen Jay
Floozy
Al McGranary
Judge
Herschel Graham
Juror (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)
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