Orson Welles' Sketch Book

S1 · E1 · 24. Apr 1955

The Early Days Folge 1

Welles discusses a timely earthquake, first-night audiences at the Gate Theatre in Dublin, and how he came to be an actor.

S1 · E2 · 8. Mai 1955

Critics Folge 2

Welles talks about a Boston performance of Five Kings, the consequences of Percy Hammond's negative review of the Voodoo Macbeth, and a curse placed on the film It's All True.

S1 · E3 · 22. Mai 1955

The Police Folge 3

Welles relates the story of Isaac Woodard, a decorated black World War II veteran who was blinded in a brutal 1946 beating by South Carolina police.

S1 · E4 · 5. Jun 1955

Houdini/John Barrymore/Voodoo Story/The People I Missed Folge 4

Prompts used by actors and others; remembering Harry Houdini; observations on gender differences in the appreciation of magic tricks; John Barrymore.

S1 · E5 · 19. Jun 1955

The War Of The Worlds Folge 5

The famous 1938 Mercury Theatre broadcast mistaken by many listeners for a real Martian invasion, and the consequent skepticism during the presentation of Norman Corwin's Between Americans on December 7, 1941; and the opening night of the Mercury stage flop, Danton's Death.

S1 · E6 · 3. Jul 1955

Bullfighting Folge 6

Welles tells the true story of Bonito the bull. Robert Flaherty's story was partially filmed in 1942 for Welles's unfinished film, It's All True.

S1 · E7 · 7. Mai 1955

Postscript Folge 7