Orson Welles' Sketch Book โ Season 1, Episode 4: Houdini/John Barrymore/Voodoo Story/The People I Missed
Talk โข 15 min โข 1 season, 7 episodes โข โ 7.0/10
Episode synopsis
Prompts used by actors and others; remembering Harry Houdini; observations on gender differences in the appreciation of magic tricks; John Barrymore.
About Orson Welles' Sketch Book
Orson Welles' Sketch Book is a series of six short television commentaries by Orson Welles for the BBC in 1955. Written and directed by Welles, the 15-minute episodes present the filmmaker's commentaries on a range of subjects. Welles frequently draws from his own experiences and often illustrates the episodes with his own sketches.