The Mary Halstead Story

⭐ Featured Review

"The plot is already covered, so let's concentrate on what fine acting can do for a run-of-the-mill "Wagon Train" episode. Agnes Moorehead shows why she was a great actress. She takes the role of Mrs. Halstead and takes it from ordinary to extraordinary. She shows the value of underplaying, for one thing. She delivers lines simply and believably, and we engage with her character. This is the essence of fine acting, but Agnes Moorehead went beyond reading lines intelligently and believably,. When we look at her career, we see her ability to make her characters different, and that ..."