The Magnificent Ambersons, 1942, RKO Radio Pictures. Starring Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter, Tim Holt, Agnes Moorhead. Directed by Orson Welles. B&W, 88 minutes. In late-19th century Indiana, there is no family so revered as the Ambersons. Socially and financially …
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Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away, 1944, United Artists. Starring Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones, Shirley Temple. Directed by John Cromwell. B&W, 177 minutes. Everyday wife and mother Anne Hilton (Claudette Colbert) has just seen her husband Tim leave for battle, …
The Third Man
The Third Man, 1949, British Lion Films. Starring Joseph Cotten. Orson Welles, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard. Directed by Carol Reed. B&W, 105 minutes. Novelist Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) has arrived in post-war Vienna to take advantage of a job offer …
Classic for a Reason 