Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Joseph Cotten performances. According to Wikipedia: Joseph Cheshire Cotten was an American stage and screen actor. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with Orson Welles, which included Citizen Kane, The Third Man, and Journey Into Fear, which Cotten wrote. He received his start on Broadway, starring in the original productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair, and became a recognizable Hollywood star in his own right with films such as Shadow of a Doubt and Portrait of Jennie.

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Shadow of a Doubt (1943) part 1

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A Mad Killer Hides Out in Small Town America: Shadow of a Doubt (1943) by Bill Hare Joseph Cotten was in a nervous frame of mind when he asked to see Alfred Hitchcock , the director of his next film. Ever so casually, Hitchcock, who did not drive a car, asked an apprehensive Cotten to drive him to downtown Beverly Hills. Cotten explained the source of his anxiety; here he was being asked to play a homicidal maniac in Hitchcock’s next film and he was in a quandary wondering how a killer would look and act. What is the prototype of a killer? Hitchcock, ... Read Full Story

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The Steel Trap (1952) and A Blueprint for Murder (1953)

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Andrew L. Stone Double Feature Posted by darkdave With few readily recognizable titles in his oeuvre, and no flashy signature style to speak of, filmmaker Andrew L. Stone 's impact on Hollywood during his lengthy career might be deemed negligible. The serious noirhead will look back a bit more fondly though, recalling the flurry of well-crafted and often location-shot thrillers Stone wrote, directed, and collaborated on with his wife - editor and producer Virginia Stone. Having spent decades helming musical comedies and biopics, Stone spent most of the 50s immersed in Noir, creating several tasteful pop thrillers that reward viewers with their crisply efficient ... Read Full Story

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Strangers on a Train (1951) Part 1

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Strangers on a Train : Hitchcock’s Rich Imagery Reigning Supreme By Bill Hare One of the first lessons I learned when embarking on a series about great film directors was the unique value they attached to the camera and all it could accomplish in generating screen magic when applied by appropriately attuned creative minds. As a youngster growing up in London, Hitchcock’s world existed inside dark movie theaters, where he could sit with eyes glued to a screen where an infinity of possibilities existed to entertain audiences. The vehicle was there and proper application of ingenuity, when pressed to the ultimate, resulted in permanent ... Read Full Story

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The Killer Is Loose (1956)

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Posted by Curt on 6/11/2006, 9:58 pm When I first saw this movie a few years ago, I mainly enjoyed it because of Wendell Corey's excellent performance. He never coasted for one minute in his character, and just played his role straight ahead to the hilt. In this picture he portrays Leon Poole, a clerk at a bank. The day of an attempted robbery at his bank, his old army sarge shows up to see him. Well, Leon attempts to stop the bank thieves and gets knocked in the head for it. After this happens his sergerant states he'll never make fun of him ... Read Full Story

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Joseph Cotten a Versatile Star of 40s Classics

His name was Cotten. But this Virginian, son of an assistant postmaster, was no lightweight. Joseph Cotten proved himself a versatile actor in 75 movies over 40 years.

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Tonight's Movie: The Killer is Loose

THE KILLER IS LOOSE is a very creepy crime noir directed by Budd Boetticher. I loved the deep cast and '50s L.A. area location shooting but wasn't crazy about the plot. All in all, I found it a flawed yet worthwhile film.Joseph Cotten plays Sam Wagner, an L.A. police detective who accidentally shoots and kills the wife of a bank robber, Leon Poole (Wendell Corey), when arresting Poole. Poole pledges to pay back Wagner and a couple years...

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