"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."
Ronald Colman
as George Apley
Peggy Cummins
as Eleanor 'Ellie' Apley
Vanessa Brown
as Agnes Willing
Mildred Natwick
as Amelia Newcombe
Richard Haydn
as Horatio Willing
Nydia Westman
as Jane Willing
Percy Waram
as Roger Newcombe
Richard Ney
as John Apley
Edna Best
as Catherine Apley
Charles Russell
as Howard Boulder
Paul Harvey
as Julian H. Dole
Kathleen Howard
as Margaret
Francis Pierlot
as Wilson
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Director
Fred Sersen
Visual Effects
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
René Hubert
Costume Design
Cyril J. Mockridge
Music
Fred Kohlmar
Producer
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
James Basevi
Art Direction
Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
J. Russell Spencer
F.E. 'Johnny' Johnston
Assistant Director
Paul S. Fox
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Maurice De Packh
Orchestrator
Ben Nye
Makeup & Hair
James B. Clark
Editor
Bernard Freericks
Philip Dunne
Screenplay
George S. Kaufman
Theatre Play
John P. Marquand
Novel