The Films of Agnes Moorehead

Axel Nissen

doi:10.5771/9780810891371

The Films of Agnes Moorehead

1. Auflage 2013

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doi.org/10.5771/9780810891371
ISBN print: 978-0-8108-9136-4
ISBN online: 978-0-8108-9137-1
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Abstract

Before she achieved immortality on the long-running situation comedy Bewitched, Agnes Moorehead had established a distinguished career as a character actress. After her screen debut in Citizen Kane (1941), Moorehead became one of the most familiar female faces on the silver screen. For moviegoers of the 1940s and ‘50s, she was the quintessential character actress, earning four Academy Award nominations during a career that saw her gain the respect of her peers in all four major entertainment media: radio, film, theater, and television.

In The Films of Agnes Moorehead, Axel Nissen looks at the actress’s sixty-three feature films between 1941 and 1973. Each film is profiled here, with particular emphasis placed on the films that merit closer attention: Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, Mrs. Parkington, Dark Passage, All That Heaven Allows, The Left Hand of God, The Swan, Tempest, The Bat, and Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte. Arranged in chronological order, the discussion of these films highlights Moorehead’s contribution to each feature. In addition to analyzing her performances, the author discusses the development of Moorehead’s career as a whole, along with her relationship with various studios, directors, producers, and fellow actors.

Based on extensive interviews with the actress’s surviving friends and co-workers, as well as detailed archival research into primary sources, this book brings to light new information not just about Moorehead’s work in film, but on her life and career in general. Though this book will certainly appeal to movie buffs, The Films of Agnes Moorehead will also be of interest to students and scholars of classic Hollywood films, including those interested in women and film, gender studies, and film history.

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i–xviii Preface i–xviii
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
1–8 CITIZEN KANE 1–8
9–20 THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS 9–20
21–26 THE BIG STREET 21–26
27–31 JOURNEY INTO FEAR 27–31
32–36 THE YOUNGEST PROFESSION 32–36
37–41 GOVERNMENT GIRL 37–41
42–46 JANE EYRE 42–46
47–52 SINCE YOU WENT AWAY 47–52
53–57 DRAGON SEED 53–57
58–62 THE SEVENTH CROSS 58–62
63–70 MRS. PARKINGTON 63–70
71–76 TOMORROW, THE WORLD! 71–76
77–81 KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY 77–81
82–86 OUR VINES HAVE TENDER GRAPES 82–86
87–90 HER HIGHNESS AND THE BELLBOY 87–90
91–99 DARK PASSAGE 91–99
100–104 THE LOST MOMENT 100–104
105–109 SUMMER HOLIDAY 105–109
110–115 THE WOMAN IN WHITE 110–115
116–120 STATION WEST 116–120
121–126 JOHNNY BELINDA 121–126
127–133 THE STRATTON STORY 127–133
134–137 THE GREAT SINNER 134–137
138–142 WITHOUT HONOR 138–142
143–147 BLACK JACK 143–147
148–153 CAGED 148–153
154–159 FOURTEEN HOURS 154–159
160–163 ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN FABIAN 160–163
164–167 SHOW BOAT 164–167
168–171 THE BLUE VEIL 168–171
172–176 THE BLAZING FOREST 172–176
177–179 THE STORY OF THREE LOVES 177–179
180–182 SCANDAL AT SCOURIE 180–182
183–188 MAIN STREET TO BROADWAY 183–188
189–192 THOSE REDHEADS FROM SEATTLE 189–192
193–198 MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION 193–198
199–203 UNTAMED 199–203
204–210 ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS 204–210
211–217 THE LEFT HAND OF GOD 211–217
218–222 THE CONQUEROR 218–222
223–227 MEET ME IN LAS VEGAS 223–227
228–235 THE SWAN 228–235
236–241 THE REVOLT OF MAMIE STOVER 236–241
242–245 PARDNERS 242–245
246–249 THE OPPOSITE SEX 246–249
250–254 THE TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES 250–254
255–258 JEANNE EAGELS 255–258
259–263 RAINTREE COUNTY 259–263
264–267 THE STORY OF MANKIND 264–267
268–275 TEMPEST 268–275
276–279 NIGHT OF THE QUARTER MOON 276–279
280–287 THE BAT 280–287
288–293 POLLYANNA 288–293
294–297 TWENTY PLUS TWO 294–297
298–301 BACHELOR IN PARADISE 298–301
302–305 JESSICA 302–305
306–310 HOW THE WEST WAS WON 306–310
311–315 WHO’S MINDING THE STORE? 311–315
316–327 HUSH . . . HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE 316–327
328–333 THE SINGING NUN 328–333
334–338 WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH HELEN? 334–338
339–344 DEAR DEAD DELILAH 339–344
345–347 CHARLOTTE’S WEB 345–347
348–352 BIBLIOGRAPHY 348–352
353–362 INDEX 353–362
363–364 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 363–364

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