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.
The Young Philadelphians has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Young Philadelphians was released in 1959 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 28 reviews, giving The Young Philadelphians (1959) an average rating of 76%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 55%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Young Philadelphians than critics were.
With a score of 76%, The Young Philadelphians is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1959, which stands at 59%.
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