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Young Man with Ideas

  • 1952
  • Approved
  • 1h 24m
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6.0/10
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Nina Foch, Glenn Ford, Denise Darcel, and Ruth Roman in Young Man with Ideas (1952)
ComedyDrama

A young lawyer encounters problems while relocating his family.A young lawyer encounters problems while relocating his family.A young lawyer encounters problems while relocating his family.

  • Director
    • Mitchell Leisen
  • Writer
    • Arthur Sheekman
  • Stars
    • Glenn Ford
    • Ruth Roman
    • Denise Darcel
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    473
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mitchell Leisen
    • Writer
      • Arthur Sheekman
    • Stars
      • Glenn Ford
      • Ruth Roman
      • Denise Darcel
    • 12User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Glenn Ford, Sheldon Leonard, and Dick Wessel in Young Man with Ideas (1952)
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    Nina Foch and Glenn Ford in Young Man with Ideas (1952)
    Glenn Ford, Nadine Ashdown, Barry Rado, Norman Rado, Ruth Roman, and Donna Corcoran in Young Man with Ideas (1952)
    Glenn Ford and Denise Darcel in Young Man with Ideas (1952)
    Glenn Ford, Nadine Ashdown, Ruth Roman, and Donna Corcoran in Young Man with Ideas (1952)
    Glenn Ford, Nadine Ashdown, Barry Rado, Norman Rado, Ruth Roman, and Donna Corcoran in Young Man with Ideas (1952)
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    Nina Foch and Glenn Ford in Young Man with Ideas (1952)
    Glenn Ford and Denise Darcel in Young Man with Ideas (1952)
    Nina Foch and Ruth Roman in Young Man with Ideas (1952)
    Glenn Ford, Nadine Ashdown, Ruth Roman, and Donna Corcoran in Young Man with Ideas (1952)

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    Glenn Ford
    Glenn Ford
    • Maxwell Webster
    Ruth Roman
    Ruth Roman
    • Julie Webster
    Denise Darcel
    Denise Darcel
    • Dorianne Gray
    Nina Foch
    Nina Foch
    • Joyce Laramie
    Donna Corcoran
    Donna Corcoran
    • Caroline Webster
    Ray Collins
    Ray Collins
    • Edmund Jethrow
    Mary Wickes
    Mary Wickes
    • Mrs. Jarvis Gilpin
    Bobby Diamond
    Bobby Diamond
    • Willis Gilpin
    Sheldon Leonard
    Sheldon Leonard
    • Brick Davis
    Dick Wessel
    Dick Wessel
    • Eddie Tasling
    Carl Milletaire
    • Tux Cullery
    Curtis Cooksey
    Curtis Cooksey
    • Judge Jennings
    Karl 'Killer' Davis
    • Punchy
    • (as Karl Davis)
    Fay Roope
    Fay Roope
    • Kyle Thornhill
    John Call
    John Call
    • Bushy-Haired Man
    Nadine Ashdown
    • Susan Webster
    Barry Rado
    • Max Webster, Jr.
    Norman Rado
    • Max Webster, Jr.
    • Director
      • Mitchell Leisen
    • Writer
      • Arthur Sheekman
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    • Trivia
      This film bombed at the box office, resulting in a loss of $754,000 ($7.2M in 2018) for MGM according to studio records.
    • Goofs
      At 19:05, a boom mic shadow is visible on the wall to the left.
    • Quotes

      Caroline Webster: Are they going to bump you off, Daddy?

    • Soundtracks
      Amour Chérie
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Denise Darcel

      [Dorianne performs the song for Max in her apartment]

    User reviews12

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    6/10
    Stay in Montana or move to Los Angeles?
    Young Man With Ideas has Glenn Ford as a young very junior attorney at a law firm in some small Montana town who's not the most forceful fellow around. With a wife and three kids, he can't afford to be. Wife Ruth Roman sees something more in him and convinces him to be more assertive. Ford decides to move the family to Los Angeles where he can work and study to pass the California bar.

    The rest of the film is the trials and tribulations they have in Los Angeles, some comic, some serious. Ford shakes off some of his inhibitions, not always in constructive ways.

    Glenn Ford is one of the easiest to take actors around and his films reflect that. He's got the art of underplaying down to a science. and Young Man With Ideas is a great example of that.

    Look for good supporting performances here, especially from Nina Foch, as a fellow aspiring lawyer, Denise Darcel as a nightclub entertainer, Rith Roman as the wife and Sheldon Leonard as a bookie.

    By the way Foch gets Ford a job in a collection agency she works for and some of the film's best moments are from the mild mannered Ford working there.
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    5
    • bkoganbing
    • Jul 14, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 2, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Family Man
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $1,200,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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