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The Magnificent Ambersons


Date: 1942
Type: Drama
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: Orson Welles
Producer: Orson Welles

Comment/Synopsis

The spoiled child (Tim Holt) of a wealthy family tries to come between his mother (Dolores Costello) and the man she always loved after his father dies. Joseph Cotten gives a good early performance as the man representing the future. This was his second film for RKO.

Actors


Joseph CottenJoseph Cotten
Dolores CostelloDolores Costello
Anne BaxterAnne Baxter
Tim HoltTim Holt
Agnes MooreheadAgnes Moorehead
Ray Collins
Erskine Sanford
Richard Bennett
Orson WellesOrson Welles

Oscars

Nomination - Best Picture
Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Agnes Moorehead
Nomination - Cinematography, Art Direction

Production
Mercury Productions
For RKO Radio Pictures