Edward, My Son (play)

Edward, My Son is a British play written by Noel Langley and Robert Morley.

[1] The play portrays the moral decline of a business tycoon, Sir Arnold Holt, who has worked his way up from humble beginnings.

Holt's efforts for social advancement are driven by his desire to provide the best for his only son, Edward of the title, who never actually appears.

The original cast included Morley himself as Arnold Holt alongside Peggy Ashcroft, Leueen MacGrath and Richard Caldicot.

"[3] In 1949 the play was adapted into a film Edward, My Son directed by George Cukor and starring Spencer Tracy as Holt and Deborah Kerr as his wife.