1. The Ball room scene - The high point being George's declaration that he will be a Yachtsman and it ends wonderfully with George and Lucy talking on the stairs while Eugene and Isabel dance in the dark.
2. The Automobile ride in the snow - A wonderfully shot scene that is warm and funny despite being shot in a SoCal ice factory.
3. The Ambersons and Eugene have a discussion over dinner about the Automobile and the future.
4. George talks to Lucy for the last time before he goes overseas - another great Baxter/Holt conversation.
5. Eugene and Lucy talk about an old Indian Burial ground - Baxter and Cotton have marvelous chemistry in this scene and its quite touching.
6. Isabel and Fanny visit Eugene's factory.
7. Uncle George's goodbye at the Railroad station. "I haven't always liked you Georgie but I've always been fond of you"
You'll notice the absence of Fanny/Morehead in these 7 scenes. I thought Morehead was all wrong for the character of Fanny, and the that Welles in order to give Morehead a better part, turned Fanny from the silly, good-hearted but not too bright character of the book, into a hysterical, strong, malevolent figure. Its big reason why the film - overall - is such a downer.
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