Orson Welles' Sketch Book S01E04 · Houdini/John Barrymore/Voodoo Story/The People I Missed

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

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1. 1 1. The Early Days1955-04-24 · 15mWelles discusses a timely earthquake, first-night audiences at the Gate Theatre in Dublin, and how he came to be an actor.
2. 2 2. Critics1955-05-08 · 15mWelles 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.
3. 3 3. The Police1955-05-22 · 15mWelles 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.
4. 4 4. Houdini/John Barrymore/Voodoo Story/The People I Missed1955-06-05 · 15mPrompts used by actors and others; remembering Harry Houdini; observations on gender differences in the appreciation of magic tricks; John Barrymore.
5. 5 5. The War Of The Worlds1955-06-19 · 15mThe 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 A
6. 6 6. Bullfighting1955-07-03 · 15mWelles 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.
7. 7 7. Postscript1955-05-07 · 15m