

21/05/1959
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.

Paul Newman
as Anthony Judson Lawrence

Barbara Rush
as Joan Dickinson

Alexis Smith
as Carol Wharton

Brian Keith
as Mike Flanagan

Diane Brewster
as Kate Judson Lawrence

Billie Burke
as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen

John Williams
as Gilbert Dickinson

Robert Vaughn
as Chester A. 'Chet' Gwynn

Otto Kruger
as John Marshall Wharton

Paul Picerni
as Louis Donetti

Robert Douglas
as Uncle Morton Stearnes

Frank Conroy
as Doctor Shippen Stearnes

Adam West
as William Lawrence III

Richard Deacon
as George Archibald

Helen Jay
as Floozy

Al McGranary
as Judge

Herschel Graham
as Juror (uncredited)

Sam Harris
as Party Guest (uncredited)
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