The Young Philadelphians

Name: The Young Philadelphians
Released: 1959-5-21
Cast: Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Brian Keith, Diane Brewster

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2h 16m
1959

71%

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Academy Award winner Paul Newman stars as a young attorney who seems ruthlessly focused on money, career and social climbing, but who surprises everyone by risking everything to defend a friend accused of murder--and proving his friend's innocence. Based on the novel The Philadelphian by Richard Powell. Robert Vaughn received one of three Academy Award nominations for the film.

Director:

Vincent Sherman

Producer:

James Gunn

Writer:

James Gunn

Cast:

Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Brian Keith, Diane Brewster, Billie Burke, John Williams, Robert Vaughn, Otto Kruger, Paul Picerni, Robert Douglas, Frank Conroy, Adam West, Fred Eisley, Richard Deacon

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

71%

Reviews

Maclean's Magazine

Clyde Gilmour

The sudsy flavor of old-fashioned daytime serials is often prominent in this overlong high-society drama but the job is done with a lot of skill throughout.

Paul Newman gives a strong performance in Vincent Sherman's glossy melodrama about a young, cynical, ambitious man, born on the wrong side of the tracks but determined to change his lot.

June 21, 2017

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Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

Steve Crum

Smart drama featuring Paul Newman in early role.

June 21, 2017

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Carol Cling

Classy soapsuds with a cast that's better than the movie.

June 21, 2017

New York Times

A.H. Weiler