By LAWRENCE FRENCH ‘The Magnificent Ambersons’ opens in Los Angeles – July 7, 1942 Even in it’s truncated version, THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS received many excellent reviews and eventually was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead); Best Cinematography (Stanley Cortez); and Best Art Decoration. Certainly not an easy task … Continue reading The Memos Part XI: ‘The Magnificent Ambersons’ opens in Los Angeles running only 88 minutes; Welles completes ‘It’s All True’ in Brazil