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The Magnificent Ambersons

- Real life screened more daringly than it’s ever been before!

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

Release Date : 1942-07-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Mercury ProductionsRKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Eugene Morgan

Original Name : Joseph Cotten

Gender : Male

Character Name : Isabel Amberson Minafer

Original Name : Dolores Costello

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lucy Morgan

Original Name : Anne Baxter

Gender : Female

Character Name : George Minafer

Original Name : Tim Holt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fanny Minafer

Original Name : Agnes Moorehead

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jack Amberson

Original Name : Ray Collins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roger Bronson

Original Name : Erskine Sanford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major Amberson

Original Name : Richard Bennett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Orson Welles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Edwin August

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matron (uncredited)

Original Name : Georgia Backus

Gender : Female

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry A. Bailey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary (Maid) (uncredited)

Original Name : Olive Ball

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reverend Smith (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Baxley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Man at Accident (uncredited)

Original Name : William Blees

Gender : Male

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Lyle Clement

Gender : Male

Character Name : George Minafer as a Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Bobby Cooper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wilbur Minafer (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Dillaway

Gender : Male

Character Name : Workman (uncredited)

Original Name : Heenan Elliott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : John Elliott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Servant (uncredited)

Original Name : William Elmer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : James Fawcett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fred Kinney (uncredited)

Original Name : Mel Ford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Nancy Gates

Gender : Female

Character Name : Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Nina Guilbert

Gender : Female

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Maynard Holmes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chauffeur (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Humphrey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Funeral Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Elmer Jerome

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam (Butler) (uncredited)

Original Name : J. Louis Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Lew Kelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Del Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert LeBaron

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Man (uncredited)

Original Name : John McGuire

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Philip Morris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Foster (uncredited)

Original Name : Anne O'Neal

Gender : Female

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Gil Perkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uncle John (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles R. Phipps

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Hilda Plowright

Gender : Female

Character Name : Elijah (uncredited)

Original Name : Drew Roddy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hardware Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Roquemore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barber (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Santoro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drug Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Gus Schilling

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matron (uncredited)

Original Name : Kathryn Sheldon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Wife (uncredited)

Original Name : Sada Simmons

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Vaughan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

Original Name : James Westerfield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Whitehead

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-26

This is a actually quite a sad story; though given the wealth and opportunity offered the young "George" (Tim Holt) it might seem fatuous to say so. He is born into a family with money, status and privilege so, consequently, grows up into a young man with little, if any, appreciation of anything - all he wants to do is sail boats. As the plot develops, we see the return of "Eugene" (Joseph Cotton) the man his mother, now widowed, (Dolores Costello) really did love before a childish spat drove her into the arms of the dreary, but reliable, "Wilbur". "George" is determined to ensure that any rekindling of their erstwhile romance is well and truly throttled and so, broadly speaking, misery ensues for all concerned. That "George" is heading for a fall is writ large, and there is soon quite a queue of folks happy to oblige as his arrogance and thoughtlessness causes havoc to all - including himself. It is a gentle melodrama and it is largely devoid of any action, in the typical sense, but the characters do epitomise the wastrel, take-it-for-granted attitudes of the bored, wealthy, aspiring and just plain ignorant very well. Agnes Moorhead stands out as "Fanny", the spinster who tries to keep "George" from his own worst excesses, and Orson Welles resists the temptation to be too judgmental (or overbearing) with his narrative that gently guides us along, now and again.