Walking shadows : Orson Welles, William Randolph Hearst, and Citizen Kane / John Evangelist Walsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walsh, John Evangelist, 1927-2015.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Citizen Kane (Motion picture).

Physical Description:

xxi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press/Popular Press, [2004]

Summary:

Walking Shadows dramatically dissects the wild, high-profile battle between newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and famous young actor, director, and filmmaker Orson Welles over Welles's groundbreaking film Citizen Kane. In 1940 and 1941 it became the center of public controversy and scandal, especially in Hollywood where Welles's own stark honesty and blatant self-confidence heightened the drama. Citizen Kane portrays the ruthless career of an all-powerful magnate bearing (not accidentally) a striking resemblance to Hearst, who immediately tried to kill the picture. John Evangelist Walsh here illuminates the conflict between these two outsize personalities and for the first time brings Hearst's vengeful anti-Kane campaign to the fore. Walsh provides thorough documentation, supplemental notes, and an extended bibliography.

Contents:

Prologue: His Hour xiii

1 Sneak Preview 3

2 Boy Wonder 11

3 Aging Wonder 37

4 Conjuring Kane 63

5 On the Set 89

6 Stranded 103

7 Waters Rising 128

8 Flood Tide 150

9 Last Chance 182

10 Then Is Heard No More 209

Appendix A Citizen Kane in Film History 221

Appendix B Citizen Kane in Hearst Biography 225.

Notes:

"A Ray and Pat Browne book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-291) and index.

ISBN:

0299205002

OCLC:

54670444