The Young Philadelphians
Guilty secrets. Shocking scandals. All in a day's work for on Philadelphian lawyer.
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5/21/1959Runtime
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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.
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A meticulously crafted drama about professional ambition and moral compromise, following a rising lawyer caught between his hunger for success and his loyalty to those around him. It's a character study wrapped in a legal thriller that weighs the cost of getting ahead.
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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
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