Summary
The Young Philadelphians is an American film first released in 1959,
directed by Vincent Sherman.
The film is based on a novel by Richard Powell and stars Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Brian Keith and Diane Brewster.
It has also been released under the title: The City Jungle.
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Credits
- Director: Vincent Sherman
- Script: James Gunn, Richard Powell (novel)
- Photo: Harry Stradling Sr.
- Music: Ernest Gold
- 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, Owner Allen Oil Co.), John Williams (Gilbert Dickinson), Robert Vaughn (Chester A. ’Chet’ Gwynn), Otto Kruger (John Marshall Wharton, Partner in Wharton), Paul Picerni (Louis Donetti), Robert Douglas (Uncle Morton Stearnes), Frank Conroy (Doctor Shippen Stearnes), Adam West (William Lawrence III), Anthony Eisley (Carter Henry), Richard Deacon (George Archibald), Murray Alper (Diner Counterman), Brandon Beach (Jury Foreman), Richard Boyer (Hotel Asst. Manager), Leonard Bremen (Carson, Construction Worker), Joe Brooks (Photographer), Peter Brown (Elevator Operator), James Burke (Police Officer Barney Flanagan), Wade Cagle (Corpsman), Gertrude Carr (Woman in Car), Isobel Elsom (Mrs. Dewitt Lawrence), Franklyn Farnum (Party Guest), Bess Flowers (Carla Henry – Cricket Club Party Guest), Robert Haines (Court Stenographer), Ken Hardison (Corpsman), Sam Harris (Party Guest), Jack Henderson (Bartender), Stuart Holmes (Cricket Club Party Guest), James Hope (Bailiff), J. Anthony Hughes (Reporter), Helen Jay (Floozy), Theodore Lehmann (Photographer), Louise Lorimer (Mary Judson), Al McGranary (Judge), Don McGuire (Bartender), David McMahon (Police Desk Sgt. McMahon), Claire Meade (Margaret O’Donnell), Patricia Michon (Chippy), Harold Miller (Cricket Club Guest), Jack Mower (Courtroom Spectator), Forbes Murray (Joan’s Party Guest), Alan Paige (Reporter), Yvonne Peattie (Miss Lurie), Frieda Rentie (Maid), Carl Saxe (Bit Role), Charles Sherlock (Ed, Construction Man), Bert Stevens (Cricket Club Guest), Fred Stromsoe (Photographer), Ruth Swanson (Receptionist), James Westmoreland (Bright Young Man)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 136 min; B&W
- Aka: The City Jungle
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