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)
Crew
Vincent Sherman
Director
James Gunn
Screenplay
Richard Powell
Novel
William H. Ziegler
Editor
Harry Stradling Sr.
Director of Photography
C.M. Florance
Assistant Director
William Kissell
Assistant Director
A. Lindsley Lane
Camera Operator
Howard Shoup
Costume Designer
Bob Richards
Wardrobe Designer
Jerry Bos
Wardrobe Designer
Ray Forman
Hairstylist
Henry Vilardo
Makeup Artist
Gordon Bau
Makeup Supervisor
Stanley Jones
Sound
Heavy Hughes
Boom Operator
Wally Honn
Special Effects
Ernest Gold
Original Music Composer
Ray Heindorf
Music Supervisor
John P. Austin
Set Decoration
Matthew McCullen
Props
Robert Turner
Props
Bill Cary
Still Photographer
Richard Michaels
Script Supervisor
Joe Daigle
Grip
William Classen
Grip
Richard L. Wilson
Gaffer
Maurice Binder
Title Designer
Malcolm C. Bert
Art Direction
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