What is the duration of Young Man with Ideas?

The duration of Young Man with Ideas is 84 mins.

What is the original language of Young Man with Ideas?

The original language of Young Man with Ideas is English.

Who directed Young Man with Ideas?

Young Man with Ideas was directed by Charles Ferguson, Mitchell Leisen, Paul Kruger.

Which studio made Young Man with Ideas?

Young Man with Ideas was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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Q: Does Young Man with Ideas have end credit scenes?

Young Man with Ideas does not have end credit scenes.

Drama

Comedy

Runtime

84 mins

Language

English

GIRLS…it’s the quiet ones who fool you! A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Studio

Charles Ferguson

Director

Mitchell Leisen

Director

Paul Kruger

Director

Does Young Man with Ideas have end credit scenes?

No!

Young Man with Ideas does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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Roger Moore

Real Estate Associate (uncredited)

Lawrence Dobkin

Prosecutor at Hearing (uncredited)

Ray Collins

Edmund Jethrow

Martha Wentworth

Mrs. Hammerty

Will Wright

Party Guest (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

Aggie - Party Guest (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale

Stanley Rickson (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Butler (uncredited)

Glenn Ford

Maxwell Webster

Dabbs Greer

Telephone Man (uncredited)

Nina Foch

Joyce Laramie

John Albright

Bill - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Sheldon Leonard

Rodwell 'Brick' Davis

Ruth Roman

Julie Webster

Mary Wickes

Mrs. Jasper Gilpin

Donna Corcoran

Caroline Webster

Wilton Graff

Mr. Cardy

Paul Bradley

Attorney (uncredited)

Benny Baker

Bill Collector (uncredited)

Tom Daly

Salesman (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

Court Stenographer (uncredited)

Robert Carson

Second Prosecutor (uncredited)

Lela Bliss

Mrs. Tom Hanley (uncredited)

John Call

Man with Bushy Hair

Amzie Strickland

Party Guest (uncredited)

Barry Norton

Lawyer at Seminar (uncredited)

Charles Evans

Mr. Jankin - Party Guest (uncredited)

Bobby Diamond

Willis Gilpin

Leonard Bremen

Bill Collector (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Attorney (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)

Richard Hale

Vishto (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Attorney (uncredited)

Ruth Lee

Secretary (uncredited)

Eula Guy

Miss Daniels (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Robert Haines

Juror (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Sully

Salesman (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

Mr. Bowker - Party Guest (uncredited)

Hal Taggart

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Murray Pollack

Club Patron (uncredited)

Frank Gerstle

Bill Collector (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Party Guest (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

Sheriff in Courtroom (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox

Morton H. Clay (uncredited)

Sam Flint

Mr. Jones (uncredited)

William Newell

Party Waiter (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

Eddie Tasling

Nella Walker

Mrs. Jethrow (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers

Proctor - Law Professor (uncredited)

A. Cameron Grant

Party Guest (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

Milkman (uncredited)

Joseph Mell

Municipal Judge (uncredited)

Louise Lorimer

Mrs. Martha Rixon (uncredited)

Mack Chandler

Photographer (uncredited)

Russ Conway

Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

Raymond Largay

Tom Hanley (uncredited)

Isabel Randolph

Mrs. Martha Rickson (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Mr. Cumberly (uncredited)

Rodney Bell

Party Guest (uncredited)

John Zaremba

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Harry Brown

Salesman (uncredited)

Dick Ryan

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Helene Millard

Mrs. Creely (uncredited)

Kay Riehl

Mrs. Jankin - Party Guest (uncredited)

Ed Cassidy

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Tom Monroe

Policeman (uncredited)

Fay Roope

Kyle Thornhill

Bert Davidson

Minor Role (uncredited)

Marshall Bradford

Mr. Creely (uncredited)

Nikki Juston

Minor Role (uncredited)

Denise Darcel

Dorianne Gray

Curtis Cooksey

Judge

Karl 'Killer' Davis

Punchy

Carl Milletaire

Tux Cullery

Helen Spring

Mrs. Jones (uncredited)

Earl Lee

Foreman of the Jury (uncredited)

Monya Andre

Mrs. Bowker (uncredited)

Jean Acker

Party Guest (uncredited)

Nadine Ashdown

Susan Webster

Margie Liszt

Registrar (uncredited)

John Trebach

Waiter (uncredited)

Barry Rado

Max, Junior

Norman Rado

Max, Junior

Charles Andrews

Pullman Porter (uncredited)

Rudy Baron

Hammerty Boy (uncredited)

Margaret Farrell

Party Guest (uncredited)

Eddie Lou Simms

Tiger (uncredited)

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Full Plot Summary and Ending Explained for Young Man with Ideas

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Maxwell Webster, a Montana attorney, finds his career stalling and worries that his wife, Julie Webster, believes he should be moving up faster. During a country club dinner, a tipsy Julie publicly extols his work in front of colleagues and urges him to ask his boss, Edmund Jethrow, for a partnership. Instead of a promotion, he loses his job and the couple must rethink their future.

They relocate to Los Angeles for a fresh start, squeezing into a modest house that shares a telephone line with a local bookie operation. With only twelve dollars to his name, the generous Max lends money to Dorianne Grey, a nightclub singer who later performs at a club where trouble brews. He also spends time with a young woman, Joyce Laramie, sharing study materials as they prepare for the California bar exam, a test she has already failed twice.

Misunderstandings fuel the trouble. A gambler, Eddie Tasling, believes Max is the bookie who owes him $800, a misread that pulls Joyce into an uneasy situation. Julie writes home to Montana, urging Max to reclaim his old position, while he chafes at her growing doubt about his abilities. Max ends up taking a job with a collection agency, initially at Joyce’s suggestion, only to discover the firm uses questionable tactics.

Things escalate when Eddie returns to threaten Max, and a confrontation triggers the involvement of mob boss Rodwell ‘Brick’ Davis. A fight erupts in Eddie’s club, where Dorianne Grey performs, and Max finds himself arrested as the trouble unfolds. In court, he defends himself, with Julie in his corner, and the verdict goes in his favor.

After the victory, Joyce reveals that both she and Max have passed the California bar. Julie, though shaken by her earlier behavior, is overjoyed to learn that a respected lawyer witnessed Max’s courtroom effort and has offered him a prestigious new opportunity. The story ends on a note of cautious optimism, showing a couple who navigate ambition, doubt, and resilience on the road to a shared professional future.

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