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The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Orson Welles
Fred Fleck ... (additional sequences) (uncredited)
Robert Wise ... (additional sequences) (uncredited)

Writing Credits  

Booth Tarkington ... (from the novel by)
 
Orson Welles ... (script writer)
 
Joseph Cotten ... (additional scenes) (uncredited)
Jack Moss ... (additional scenes) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

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)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edwin August ... Citizen (uncredited)
Georgia Backus ... Matron (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey Harry A. Bailey ... Citizen (uncredited)
Olive Ball Olive Ball ... Mary - Maid (uncredited)
Jack Baxley Jack Baxley ... Reverend Smith (uncredited)
William Blees William Blees ... Young Man at Accident (uncredited)
Lyle Clement Lyle Clement ... Citizen (uncredited)
Bobby Cooper Bobby Cooper ... George Minafer as a Boy (uncredited)
Don Dillaway ... Wilbur Minafer (uncredited)
Heenan Elliott Heenan Elliott ... Workman (uncredited)
John Elliott ... Guest (uncredited)
William Elmer ... Servant (uncredited)
James Fawcett James Fawcett ... Citizen (uncredited)
Mel Ford Mel Ford ... Fred Kinney (uncredited)
Nancy Gates ... Girl (uncredited)
Nina Guilbert Nina Guilbert ... Guest (uncredited)
Maynard Holmes ... Citizen (uncredited)
Edward Howard ... Chauffeur (uncredited)
Harry Humphrey ... Citizen (uncredited)
Elmer Jerome Elmer Jerome ... Attendee at Funeral (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 Philip Morris ... Policeman (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal Anne O'Neal ... Mrs. Foster (uncredited)
Gil Perkins ... Citizen (uncredited)
Charles R. Phipps Charles R. Phipps ... Uncle John (uncredited)
Hilda Plowright Hilda Plowright ... Nurse (uncredited)
Drew Roddy Drew Roddy ... Elijah (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore ... Hardware Man (uncredited)
Jack Santoro Jack Santoro ... Barber (uncredited)
Gus Schilling ... Drug Clerk (uncredited)
Kathryn Sheldon ... Matron (uncredited)
Sada Simmons Sada Simmons ... Wife (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan ... Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
James Westerfield ... Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
Joe Whitehead Joe Whitehead ... Citizen (uncredited)

Produced by 

Jack Moss ... associate producer (uncredited)
George Schaefer ... executive producer (uncredited)
Orson Welles ... producer (uncredited)

Music by 

Bernard Herrmann ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Stanley Cortez ... (photographer)
Jack MacKenzie ... (uncredited)
Orson Welles ... (uncredited)

Editing by 

Robert Wise ... film editor
Jack Moss ... (uncredited)
Mark Robson ... (uncredited)

Production Design by 

Albert S. D'Agostino ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by 

Albert S. D'Agostino ... (uncredited)

Set Decoration by 

Darrell Silvera ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department 

Mel Berns ... makeup department head (uncredited)
Robert J. Schiffer ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Maurice Seiderman ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Fred Fleck ... assistant director (uncredited)
Harry Mancke ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

A. Roland Fields ... set dresser (as Al Fields)
Mark-Lee Kirk ... set designer
Chesley Bonestell ... background paintings (uncredited)
Charles Sayers ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Bailey Fesler ... sound recordist
James G. Stewart ... sound recordist
Terry Kellum ... sound (uncredited)
Roy Meadows ... boom operator (uncredited)
Earl B. Mounce ... sound (uncredited)
James Thompson ... boom operator (uncredited)
John E. Tribby ... sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Vernon L. Walker ... special effects

Visual Effects by 

Clifford Stine ... process photography (uncredited)

Stunts 

David Sharpe ... stunt double: Tim Holt (uncredited)
Helen Thurston ... stunt double: Anne Baxter (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Russell A. Cully ... photographer: additional scenes (uncredited)
William Eglinton ... camera department head (uncredited)
Eddie Garvin ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Ralph Hoge ... grip (uncredited)
Alexander Kahle ... still photographer (uncredited)
Bill McLellan ... gaffer (uncredited)
Russell Metty ... additional photographer (uncredited) / photographer: additional scenes (uncredited)
Earl Miller ... electrician (uncredited)
Nicholas Musuraca ... photographer: additional scenes (uncredited)
Howard Schwartz ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Bert Shipman ... camera operator (uncredited)
Phil Stern ... still photographer (uncredited)
Harry J. Wild ... photographer: additional scenes (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Rufus Le Maire ... casting: Hollywood (uncredited)
Robert Palmer ... casting: Hollywood (uncredited)
Arthur Willy ... casting: New York (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Edward Stevenson ... designer: ladies' wardrobe
Claire Cramer ... wardrobe department head (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Earl Leas ... wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Margaret Van Horn ... wardrobe: women (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Mark Robson ... assistant editor (uncredited)
I.J. Wilkinson ... negative cutter (uncredited)

Location Management 

Louis Shapiro ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department 

Dave Dreyer ... music department head (uncredited)
Bernard Herrmann ... conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Louis Kaufman ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Roy Webb ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Amalia Kent ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department 

Elroy G. Cline ... transportation captain (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

William Alland ... assistant: Mr. Welles (uncredited)
John Barada ... ranch manager (uncredited)
Leda Bauer ... script reader: New York (uncredited)
Howard Benedict ... unit publicist (uncredited)
Herbert Drake ... publicist (uncredited)
H. Emolieff ... film export manager (uncredited)
Fred Fleck ... unit business manager (uncredited)
Winifred Hablam ... production notes (uncredited)
John Hamilton ... first aid (uncredited)
Ross Hastings ... production attorney (uncredited)
G.B. Hobe ... production treasurer (uncredited)
J.B. McDonough ... business manager (uncredited)
Elizabeth McGaffey ... research department head (uncredited)
Ivy R. McLean ... public relations (uncredited)
L. Messenger ... script reader: Hollywood (uncredited)
Howard Nelson ... maintenance (uncredited)
J.J. Nolan ... office manager (uncredited)
Roy S. Otto ... dailies projectionist (uncredited)
Sid Rogell ... backlot manager (uncredited)
Ann Rogers ... secretary: Mr. Welles (uncredited)
Richard Wilson ... assistant: Orson Welles (uncredited)
H. Winnicar ... studio teacher (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

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