Magnificent Ambersons The (1942)

Magnificent Ambersons The (1942)

Much controversy surrounds this film and the creative control fights between director Orson Welles and the studio. The last time I saw this on TCM it looks like the studio succeeded in making it less than screenplay writer (& narrator) Welles had intended. Still worth watching though it received four Academy Award nominations including for Best Picture and Agnes Moorehead her first of four unrewarded Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominations. Its B&W Cinematography & Art Direction-Interior Decoration were also nominated. It was added to the National Film Registry in 1991. It’s the story of the titled ‘rich’ family through the years of its rise and fall at the end of the 19th century; based on Booth Tarkington’s novel. In addition to Moorehead the cast includes: Joseph Cotten (of course) Dolores Costello Anne Baxter Tim Holt and Ray Collins (among others).

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