The Young Philadelphians
1959 · 136 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 4,402 VOTES · DIR. Vincent Sherman
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 2,177 lines
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00:01:42 A man's life, they say, is the sum of all his actions.
00:09:21 All right.
00:15:15 I'm sorry, Carson. Al, take him back to the shack.
00:20:46 You better come now, before you get plastered.
00:25:23 I should say not.
00:31:41 When you're trying to pack secretly...
00:36:33 - Yeah. We can wait that long. - Why do we have to wait that long?
00:42:48 You wait here, and I'll be right back.
00:48:26 You mean, you're...?
00:54:12 It's all right. Take it. It's not... I haven't touched it.
01:03:00 ...I went mine.
01:08:24 Louis, well, you know how it is.
01:12:48 I was just leaving the office and your secretary stopped me.
01:17:51 I want him to write a note to Mrs. Allen...
01:23:27 My dear Mrs. Allen, this is a wild and reckless idea.
01:28:30 That was a little bit different.
01:33:43 - Tell me about it. - I will in the morning, Mother.
01:39:15 ...the money from my parents wasn't to come directly to me.
01:44:06 I don't know, Tony. I swear, I just don't know.
01:49:31 That way he won't be subjected to any pressure.
01:55:15 Tony, I'm sorry you had to find out about it this way.
02:00:08 And who had been drinking from that glass?
02:05:45 You will note there is no label.
02:10:49 I did. You were also present.
Cast & Characters
Paul Newman
Anthony Judson Lawrence
Barbara Rush
Joan Dickinson
Alexis Smith
Carol Wharton
Brian Keith
Mike Flanagan
Diana Brewster
Kate Judson Lawrence
Billie Burke
Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
John Williams
Gilbert Dickinson
Robert Vaughn
Chester A. Gwynn
Otto Kruger
John Marshall Wharton
Paul Picerni
Louis Donetti
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,177
Dialogue density16.0 lines / min
First line00:01:42
Final line02:10:49
Production Record
DirectorVincent Sherman
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,402