George and Catherine Apley of Boston lead a proper life in the proper social circle, as did the Apleys before them. When grown daughter Eleanor falls in love with Howard (from New York!), ...
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Ronald Colman | ... | George Apley | |
| Vanessa Brown | ... | Agnes Willing | |
| Richard Haydn | ... | Horatio Willing | |
| Charles Russell | ... | Howard Boulder | |
| Richard Ney | ... | John Apley | |
| Percy Waram | ... | Roger Newcombe | |
| Mildred Natwick | ... | Amelia Newcombe | |
| Edna Best | ... | Catherine Apley | |
| Nydia Westman | ... | Jane Willing | |
| Peggy Cummins | ... | Eleanor Apley | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Susan Blanchard | ... | Myrtle (scenes deleted) |
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George and Catherine Apley of Boston lead a proper life in the proper social circle, as did the Apleys before them. When grown daughter Eleanor falls in love with Howard (from New York!), and son John with Myrtle (from Worcester!), the ordered life of the Apley home on Beacon Street is threatened, as is the hoped-for union of John and Apley-cousin Agnes. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
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20 March 1947 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Tenho Direito ao Amor See more »Filming Locations:
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George Apley: [who is from Boston] From Worcester? A foreigner!
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(uncredited)
Music by Karl Hoschna
Lyrics by Otto A. Harbach
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Twentieth Century-Fox bought the rights to the play for $275,000 ($3.78M in 2017). See more »Quotes
Catherine Apley: She's from Worcester.George Apley: [who is from Boston] From Worcester? A foreigner!
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Every Little Movement (Has a Meaning All Its Own)(uncredited)
Music by Karl Hoschna
Lyrics by Otto A. Harbach
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what a treat - what a delight! i'd never heard of this movie, but hung in for the opening scenes and was hooked within 20 minutes - so much subtle comedy, i found myself waiting for and wanting more laughs and was always rewarded with clever, witty lines, especially from the brother-in-law.
Ronald Coleman is picture perfect as the father and you can literally see the times a'changing before their eyes and catch the change in the children. you might think that the story is a bit predictable, but it has surprising plot turns. an unexpected gem - those here who trash this movie just don't understand classic and good cinema!