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.
Paul Newman
as Anthony Judson Lawrence
Barbara Rush
as Joan Dickinson
Alexis Smith
as Carol Wharton
Brian Keith
as Mike Flanagan
Diane Brewster
as Kate Judson Lawrence
Billie Burke
as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
John Williams
as Gilbert Dickinson
Robert Vaughn
as Chester A. 'Chet' Gwynn
Otto Kruger
as John Marshall Wharton
Paul Picerni
as Louis Donetti
Robert Douglas
as Uncle Morton Stearnes
Frank Conroy
as Doctor Shippen Stearnes
