The Courage of His Convictions — Geoffrey A. Feller

Julian Phillips doesn't care to join the family business of corporate law, as his father would prefer. Instead, his ambition is to direct plays. Julian affects an air of arrogance and self-confidence that masks a romantic and insecure boy whose charm and good looks lead to destructive affairs with women and men. When he becomes involved with an older woman he admires, the resulting scandal could destroy everything his parents have worked for.