---
title: 'Young Man with Ideas (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mitchell Leisen'
released: '1952-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 84
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/young-man-with-ideas-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045347/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Young Man with Ideas (1952)

1952 · 84 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Young Man with Ideas is a 1952 American romantic comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Ruth Roman, Glenn Ford and Nina Foch. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay concerns a young small-town lawyer, who moves his family from Montana to Los Angeles in the hope of passing the bar in California to ensure that his family can have a more prosperous lifestyle.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mitchell Leisen](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitchell-leisen)
- **Screenplay:** [Ben Barzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-barzman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-rose)
- **Producer:** [Gottfried Reinhardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/gottfried-reinhardt)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph Ruttenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-ruttenberg)

## Cast

- [Barbara Billingsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-billingsley)
- [Richard Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-hale)
- [Paul Bradley](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bradley)
- [Ray Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-collins)
- [Sheldon Leonard](https://cinepixo.com/people/sheldon-leonard)
- [Russ Conway](https://cinepixo.com/people/russ-conway)
- [Louise Lorimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-lorimer)
- [Ruth Roman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-roman)
- [Philo McCullough](https://cinepixo.com/people/philo-mccullough)
- [Wilton Graff](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilton-graff)
- [Carl Milletaire](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-milletaire)
- [Jonathan Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-hale)
- [Hal K. Dawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-k-dawson)
- [Martha Wentworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/martha-wentworth)
- [Will Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-wright)

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