Orson Welles' Sketch BookSeason 11955 · 7 episodesEpisodes1The Early DaysWelles discusses a timely earthquake, first-night audiences at the Gate Theatre in Dublin, and how he came to be an actor.2CriticsWelles 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.3The PoliceWelles 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.4Houdini/John Barrymore/Voodoo Story/The People I MissedPrompts used by actors and others; remembering Harry Houdini; observations on gender differences in the appreciation of magic tricks; John Barrymore.5The War Of The WorldsThe 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.6BullfightingWelles 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.7Postscript
