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"The Magnificent Ambersons" quotes

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

Director: Orson Welles, Fred Fleck, Robert Wise
Writer: Booth Tarkington, Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, romance
Year: 1942
MetaScore: 93/100
ImdbRating: 7.6
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 10 Jul 1942
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. 4 wins & 4 nominations total

25 video clips

Lucy MorganNarratorMaj. AmbersonCitizenRoger BronsonFanny Minafer
The original Morgan Invincible I remember - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:21 The original Morgan Invincible I remember My gosh old times - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:16 My gosh old times Oh dearest woman in the world I know what your son is to you and it frightens me - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:37 Oh dearest woman in the world I know what your son is to you... And now Major Amberson was engaged in the profoundest thinking of his life - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:34 And now Major Amberson was engaged in the profoundest... Something had happened a thing which years ago - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:56 Something had happened a thing which years ago So your devilish machines are going to ruin all your old friends eh Gene - The Magnificent Ambersons 01:02 So your devilish machines are going to ruin all your old... Through what seemed to be the strange streets of a strange city - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:49 Through what seemed to be the strange streets of a strange... Ah life and money both behave like loose quicksilver in a nest of cracks - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:15 Ah life and money both behave like loose quicksilver in a... Ah you can't ever tell what will happen at all can you - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:29 Ah you can't ever tell what will happen at all can you What do you mean - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:44 What do you mean Nobody has a good name and a silly mouth either - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:07 Nobody has a good name and a silly mouth either So that I could ask you to forgive me - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:53 So that I could ask you to forgive me Wilbur Minafer quiet man - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:14 Wilbur Minafer quiet man How all these ducks get to know you so quick - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:10 How all these ducks get to know you so quick Anybody that really is anybody ought to be able to do - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:17 Anybody that really is anybody ought to be able to do Horseless carriages automobiles - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:29 Horseless carriages automobiles What did you say George I said automobiles are a useless nuisance - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:10 What did you say George I said automobiles are a useless... Couldn't wait till tomorrow to begin the law is a jealous mistress and a stern mistress - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:09 Couldn't wait till tomorrow to begin the law is a... It must be in the sun - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:36 It must be in the sun Oh I didn't catch his name when my mother presented him to me - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:19 Oh I didn't catch his name when my mother presented him... How's that for a bit of freshness What was - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:19 How's that for a bit of freshness What was Most girls are usually pretty fresh they ought go to a man's college for about a year - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:18 Most girls are usually pretty fresh they ought go to a... How lovely your mother is I think she is - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:16 How lovely your mother is I think she is I suppose your mother is been pretty gay at the commencement - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:11 I suppose your mother is been pretty gay at the commencement Don't you remember - The Magnificent Ambersons 00:30 Don't you remember

Cast

Eugene Morgan - Joseph Cotten
Isabel Amberson Minafer - Dolores Costello
Lucy Morgan - Anne Baxter
George Minafer - Tim Holt
Fanny Minafer - Agnes Moorehead
All Cast