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Summary

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

Cast

Joseph Cotten

Eugene Morgan

Dolores Costello

Isabel Amberson Minafer

Anne Baxter

Lucy Morgan

Tim Holt

George Minafer

Agnes Moorehead

Fanny Minafer

Ray Collins

Jack Amberson

Erskine Sanford

Roger Bronson

Richard Bennett

Major Amberson

Orson Welles

Narrator (voice)

Edwin August

Citizen (uncredited)

Georgia Backus

Matron (uncredited)

Harry A. Bailey

Citizen (uncredited)

Olive Ball

Mary (Maid) (uncredited)

Jack Baxley

Reverend Smith (uncredited)

William Blees

Young Man at Accident (uncredited)

Lyle Clement

Citizen (uncredited)

Bobby Cooper

George Minafer as a Boy (uncredited)

Don Dillaway

Wilbur Minafer (uncredited)

Heenan Elliott

Workman (uncredited)

John Elliott

Guest (uncredited)

William Elmer

Servant (uncredited)

James Fawcett

Citizen (uncredited)

Mel Ford

Fred Kinney (uncredited)

Nancy Gates

Girl (uncredited)

Nina Guilbert

Guest (uncredited)

Maynard Holmes

Citizen (uncredited)

Edward Howard

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Harry Humphrey

Citizen (uncredited)

Elmer Jerome

Funeral Attendee (uncredited)

J. Louis Johnson

Sam (Butler) (uncredited)

Lew Kelly

Citizen (uncredited)

Del Lawrence

Citizen (uncredited)

Bert LeBaron

Citizen (uncredited)

John McGuire

Young Man (uncredited)

Philip Morris

Policeman (uncredited)

Anne O'Neal

Mrs. Foster (uncredited)

Gil Perkins

Citizen (uncredited)

Charles R. Phipps

Uncle John (uncredited)

Hilda Plowright

Nurse (uncredited)

Drew Roddy

Elijah (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore

Hardware Man (uncredited)

Jack Santoro

Barber (uncredited)

Gus Schilling

Drug Clerk (uncredited)

Kathryn Sheldon

Matron (uncredited)

Sada Simmons

Wife (uncredited)

Dorothy Vaughan

Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

James Westerfield

Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

Joe Whitehead

Citizen (uncredited)

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Orson Welles

Novel

Booth Tarkington

Reviews

Geronimo1967

June 26, 2022

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.