(Richard Brody's article appeared in The New Yorker, 12/11; Photo: The New Yorker.) The project that Orson Welles planned to film, in 1939, before turning his attention to "Citizen Kane" was a mystery called "Smiler with a Knife," about a fascist plot to take over the United States. For his co-star, Welles wanted a young […]
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:47PM on December 12, 2020