71 Agnes Moorehead Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

This classic drama film examines the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane, a character loosely based on the American newspaper magnates William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer. A critical success, it is considered to be one of the greatest films ever made. 

George is a spoiled brat whose father passes away. After his death, his mother Isabel thinks of reuniting with her former lover named Eugene. However, George stands in the way of their reunion.

Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte is a psychological thriller film which tells the story of Charlotte, a middle-aged woman who lives alone in her estate. Although the murder of her lover John remained unsolved, she was always the prime suspect. When her cousin arrives to help her challenge the government’s demolition of her home, Charlotte is plagued by bizarre occurrences.

An upper-class widow Cory Scott falls for Ron Kirby, a much younger man. She pursues her romance facing ostracism and throwing conventional behaviour to winds. But when Cory's folks start dictating her life, she is caught at the crossroads, to give up on Ron or to live her life on her own terms.

Vincent Perry has just escaped from prison after being jailed for the murder of his wife- a crime he didn’t commit. He decides to undergo plastic surgery to change his look. He soon meets a young woman who lets him stay in her apartment while he heals and continues to try and get his name cleared.

Jane Eyre is a romantic drama film which tells the story of a young woman named Jane, who takes up a job at Thornfield Hall, after being hired by its owner Edward Rochester, to care for his young daughter. Over time, she begins to fall for Edward, although he is much older to her.

The Blue Veil is a historical drama film, which tells the story of a widow who loses her only child during the First World War. Therefore, she decides to spend the rest of her life working as a nurse for little children in order to fill the emptiness within her.

After her parents pass away, a 12 year old girl named Pollyanna goes to live with her Aunt Polly in a town named Harrington. Within some time, she begins to transform the town with her good will and kindness.

How the West Was Won is an epic Western film which takes us to the 19th century, and covers several events such as the Gold Rush, the Civil War, as well as the building of the railroads.

This technicolour anthology film presents three stories narrated by three passengers on board a cruiser. The relationship between a ballet choreographer and a ballerina with a heart condition is featured in the first. In the second, a boy miraculously converts into a young man and charms his governess. In the third, a failed trapeze artist along with a suicidal woman perform a daring circus act. 

Publisher Lewis Venable wants to acquire some love letters between late poet, Jeffrey Ashton, and Juliana Bordereau. On learning Juliana is still alive, he takes up lodgings at her house. But things take a turn for the worse when he discovers Juliana’s schizophrenic granddaughter, Tina, is obsessed with Asthon, at times believing she is Juliana. 

While traveling from Moscow, writer Fedya becomes fascinated with gambling addict, the stunning Pauline Ostrovsky. When he abandons his own journey and follows her, he also decides to write a character study on gambling addicts. Unfortunately, his love for Pauline leads him down a path of gambling and crime from which he never recovers. 

Army Intelligence officer John Haven is appointed to investigate the case when two cavalrymen get killed while transporting gold shipment. Haven goes undercover to the frontier town where he finds a job at gambling house run by Charlie, the alleged mastermind behind the gold robberies. Working for her, Haven tries to collect evidence against the beautiful Charlie and her gang of goons. 

Based on a popular 1943 Broadway play of the same name, this 1944 black-and-white film tells the story of a young German boy, whose parents send him to the US to live with his uncle.  A firm believer in Nazism, due to his early years in the Hitler youth, Emil creates trouble for his uncle’s fiancée Leona, who is a Jew. 

A protestant couple, who have no children, decides to adopt a Catholic child, Patsy, after her orphanage burns down. However, this leads to various controversies. 

The Revolt of Mamie Stover is an American drama film, which tells the story of Mamie Stover, a prostitute, who is forced to leave San Francisco, when the police start hunting for her. While travelling to Hawaii, she meets a writer named Jim Blair. Blair tries to help her in building a new career for herself. 

Shy busboy, Little Pinks, is in an unrequited love with haughty and selfish singer Gloria Lyons, the girlfriend of gangster and nightclub owner Case Ables. Gloria becomes paralyzed after being knocked down by Case, following which Pinks selflessly takes care of her and even takes her from Manhattan to Florida to reunite her with a former lover.

European Princess Veronica travels to New York to look for the American journalist she had met and fallen for 6 years earlier. Jimmy, the bellhop at her elite hotel, mistakes her for new maid. Amused, she doesn’t clear his misunderstanding and asks him to escort her around New York, unaware that Jimmy has fallen in love with her, thus complicating the matters.

Keep Your Powder Dry is an American drama film which tells the story of three women who join the Women's Army Corps during World War II. It portrays how they try to adjust to the difficulties in their new lives. 

A young man returns to his family with his new bride. However, his family is not happy with the woman he has chosen, as she is of mixed race. His socialite mother is determined to get their marriage annulled.

Tempest is an adventure drama film which takes us to Russia in the 18th century. Piotr Grinov is dispatched by Catherine the Great to an isolated outpost located far away. However, on his journey, he comes across a rebel leader and his loyalties are put to the test.

This dramatized adaptation recounts the last 18 years in the life of American outlaw and gang leader Jesse James and his relationship with his brother Frank. Through flashbacks, it tells how he wanted a peaceful domestic life with his sweetheart Zee but was forced into a life of crime after being harassed by greedy railroad men.

Set in 1847, during the Great Famine, the film revolves around Katie O’Neill, and her husband, who immigrates to a troubled South Africa, where the former runs into an old flame. 

When the Japanese invade a farming village and the men of the Tan family appease the invaders to be on the safe side, a courageous young woman named Jade is determined to oppose. She learns to read and fight to build up a resistance, which in turn inspires the entire village to follow suit.

The biopic follows the journey of Sister Ann or Jeannine Deckers of the Dominican Order in Belgium who gains international fame when her song “Dominique” becomes a worldwide hit. The success tests her faith but a personal crisis ultimately leads her to choosing to care for others above all. 

Twenty Plus Two is a mystery crime thriller film which takes us to the life of Tom Alder, an investigator who specializes in finding lost heirs for families. He is asked by a police friend to investigate the murder of the secretary of a movie star’s fan club. He soon finds a possible connection linking to a missing heiress who has been missing since thirteen years.

Yearly, rancher Chuck Rodwell travels to Las Vegas for gambling, but invariably ends up losing. Maria Corvier is the ballet-dancer at ‘Sand’s’ where Chuck discovers that she is lucky for him as he wins whenever he holds her hands. Aspiring for stardom, Maria is indifferent initially; but gradually they fall in love. Will they continue to hold hands up to the altar?  

The Youngest Profession is a comedy drama film, which revolves around a lively teenage girl Joan and her best friend Patricia, who are dedicated autograph seekers. Together they run around New York City attempting to meet celebrities and get their autographs.  

Main Street to Broadway is a musical romance film which tells the story of a playwright going through bad times, who meets a country girl, who is returning home after giving up her aspirations of becoming an actress. Hoping to find inspiration from her, he decides to follow her to her small town.  

Summer Holiday is a musical comedy which tells the story of Richard Miller, who lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family. He is in love with the girl-next-door, but the girl’s father is not happy with their puppy-love, since Richard is full of revolutionary ideas, which he shares with her.  

After her husband passes away in Sicily during their honeymoon, Jessica, a nurse, decides to remain there instead of returning home. She soon becomes a midwife and begins a new life, but starts earning the attention of the men, and this causes the women to resent her. They begin conspiring against her.

A sea captain in New Orleans gets involved with a servant girl. The girl sees him as a way to climb the social ladder.

Government Girl is a comedy-drama film which tells the story of a secretary of a newly appointment government official, who strives to make him successful, despite his shortcomings.  

Loosely based on Hendrik Willem van Loon nonfiction book of the same name, this movie has a devil and an angel acting as prosecutor and defender respectively in the Great Court of Outer Space. The argument revolves around whether to allow humanity to continue existing despite its faults or let it get destroyed by the Super H-bomb invented by earth scientists. 

Charlotte’s Web is an animated comedy musical film which revolves around a pig named Wilbur, who learns that he is going to be slaughtered at the end of the season. However, a spider named Charlotte, who lives in his pen, ensures that he will save Wilbur’s life.