The Late George Apley (1947)
Stop apologizing for sex, George Apley...you didn't invent it!
Bostonites George and Catherine Apley live a proper life in a social circle. However, their daughter Eleanor's love for Howard Boulton and their son John's union with Myrtle threatens their home.
- Date of release
- 1947-03-19
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (18)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Casting
- Ronald Colman — George Apley
- Peggy Cummins — Eleanor 'Ellie' Apley
- Vanessa Brown — Agnes Willing
- Mildred Natwick — Amelia Newcombe
- Richard Haydn — Horatio Willing
- Nydia Westman — Jane Willing
- Percy Waram — Roger Newcombe
- Richard Ney — John Apley
- Edna Best — Catherine Apley
- Charles Russell — Howard Boulder
- Paul Harvey — Julian H. Dole
- Kathleen Howard — Margaret
Interesting facts
The Late George Apley is a 1947 American romantic comedy film about a stuffy, upper-class Bostonian who is forced to adjust to a changing world. It starred Ronald Colman in the title role and was based on John P. Marquand's novel of the same name and the subsequent play by Marquand and George S. Kaufman. A 45-minute adaptation starring Raymond Massey and Joanne Woodward was made in 1955, and aired as an episode of The 20th Century Fox Hour on CBS television.
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