Orson Welles' Sketch Book

S1 · E1 · 1955年4月24日

The Early Days 第1話

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

S1 · E2 · 1955年5月8日

Critics 第2話

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 · 1955年5月22日

The Police 第3話

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 · 1955年6月5日

Houdini/John Barrymore/Voodoo Story/The People I Missed 第4話

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

S1 · E5 · 1955年6月19日

The War Of The Worlds 第5話

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 · 1955年7月3日

Bullfighting 第6話

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 · 1955年5月7日

Postscript 第7話