European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1947, Darmstadt, Hesse Well meaning George played by Ronald is a High born aristocrat from Bostons exclusive Beacon Hill now showing in the zone the late George Apley a Story of a Blue blood is marred by mis casting and sated by some Slick dialogue John Marquand pulitzer prizewinning the late George was the Story of a Well intentioned Boston aristocrat who spent most of his time looking Over his shoulder at his ancestors and observing All the the satire was biting and the name George Apley became synonymous with ingrained snobbery and the screen is a Friendly pastel that pokes gentle fun at the Peculiar manners of a Peculiar kind of the Dwel lers of Bostons Beacon the comedy is pleasant enough Lii Ough the jokes Are rather 14 and any resemblance the movie bears to the novel is purely much of the acuteness of the character of Apley was the movie makers wanted to keep the mis casting of Ronald Coleman in the leading his British accent and meticulous British look Are nothing like anything native to Beacon the casting department also didst help matters by placing Irish Peggy Cummins who was brought Over to play Amber and who failed to make Good in the part of a Boston the combination of United kingdom and midwestern America accents is often frightening for the former quiz kid Vanessa Brown carries off the acting honors As the timid Cousin whom alleys played by Richard Doest want to but finally the rest of the cast turn in adequate the Fine dialogue for the stage play by Marquand and George Kauf Man is kept intact and provides some of the funniest moments in any movie for a Long even though the original Story has lost its it is neatly put together As a movie and is better than average
