The cinematic work of Orson Welles lifelong friend and colleague Joseph Cotten will be celebrated at the Museum of Modern Art in New York from January 3 through February 14.
The career of the late Virginia-born radio, theater, film, and television actor will be recalled in a series of screenings. The films range from Too Much Johnson (1938) to A Delicate Balance (1973). Five of the 19 movies being showcased were directed or co-starred Welles, while others were helmed by directors like Carol Reed, Alfred Hitchcock and George Cukor.
Cotten’s friendship with Welles began in the early 1930s, when both men worked at CBS Radio. Later, Welles brought Cotten into the Mercury Theatre with starring roles on Broadway in Caesar and Danton’s Death. After appearing in Welles’ Too Much Johnson — a silent film piece thought lost until 2013 — Cotten starred in the Broadway production of The Philadelphia Story in 1939. He made his big screen debut in Citizen Kane.
Modern Matinees: Considering Joseph Cotten was organized by Anne Morra, associate curator of MoMA’s Department of Film.
“Considering Joseph Cotten”
- Too Much Johnson — January 3 and February 15
- Citizen Kane — January 4 and February 16
- Journey Into Fear — January 5
- The Magnificent Ambersons — January 10
- Shadow of a Doubt — January 11
- Gaslight — January 12
- Since You Went Away — January 17
- I’ll Be Seeing You — January 18
- Duel in the Sun — January 19
- The Farmer’s Daughter — January 24
- Portrait of Jennie — January 25 and February 23
- The Third Man — January 26
- Under Capricorn — January 31 and February 28
- Niagara — February 1 and 21
- Hush… Hush Sweet Charlotte — February 2 and 22
- Tora Tora Tora! — February 7
- The Abominable Dr. Phibes — February 8
- Soylent Green — February 9
- A Delicate Balance — February 14
This career-spanning selection of Cotten’s work is primarily drawn from MoMA’s collection.
For screen times, tickets and more information, visit MoMA’s website at https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/3910
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