Young Man with Ideas (1952)
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Synopsis of Young Man with Ideas
The Young Man with Ideas in this MGM production is idealistic lawyer Maxwell Webster (Glenn Ford). Too self-effacing for his own good, Webster vegetates in Montana with his wife Julie (Ruth Roman) and children for nearly 10 years before starting life anew in California. Living penuriously while studying for his California bar exam, Webster tries out several moneymaking schemes, most of which come acropper. Along the way, he inadvertently gets involved with a bookie ring, culminating in a climactic courtroom scene wherein Webster defends himself -- and surprise, he doesn't have a fool for a client. In typical Hollywood fashion, the script requires the talented Ruth Roman to express jealousy when a brace of lovely females played by Nina Foch and Denise Darcel briefly set their caps for the ingenuous Glenn Ford. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Young Man with Ideas
- Glenn Ford - Maxwell Webster
- Denise Darcel - Dorianne Gray
- Donna Corcoran - Caroline Webster
- Mary Wickes - Mrs. Gilpin
- Sheldon Leonard - Brick Davis
- Curtis Cooksey - Judge Jennings
- John Call - Bushy-Haired Man
- Wilton Graff - Mr. Cardy
- Jean Acker - Party Guest
- Isabel Randolph - Party Guest
- Cameron Grant - Party Guest
- Emmett Vogan - Party Guest
- Bess Flowers - Party Guest
- Ruth Roman - Julie Webster
- Nina Foch - Joyce Laramie
- Ray Collins - Edmund Jethrow
- Bobby Diamond - Willis Gilpin
- Carl Milletaire - Tux Cullery
- Fay Roope - Kyle Thornhill
- Nadene Ashdown - Susan Webster
- Martha Wentworth - Mrs. Hammerty
- Karl (Killer) Davis - Punchy
- Dick Wessel - Eddie Tasling
- Will Wright - Party Guest
- Selmar Jackson
- Director(s):
- Mitchell Leisen
- Writer(s):
- Ben Barzman, Arthur Sheekman
- Producer(s):
- William H. Wright, Gottfried Reinhardt
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