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.
as George Apley
as Eleanor 'Ellie' Apley
as Agnes Willing
as Amelia Newcombe
as Horatio Willing
as Jane Willing
as Roger Newcombe
as John Apley
as Catherine Apley
as Howard Boulder
as Julian H. Dole
as Margaret
as Wilson