âGlenn Fordâs first try at light domestic comedy demonstrates that he has the touchâ (The Motion Picture Guide) in the brisk and breezy Young Man with Ideas, costarring Ruth Roman. A shy Montana attorney whoâs never argued in court, Maxwell Webster (Ford) finally gets up the nerve to quit his firm and start over in Los Angeles. Moving into a âfastâ neighborhood, Max is shocked to find his phone number once belonged to a bookie, and Maxâs wife (Roman) has accepted a bet. So when a gangster (Sheldon Leonard) demands the wager be honored and they both get thrown in the clink, Max has no choice but to try his own case and pray it wonât be his last.
Language: English
