{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 29- Orson Welles: Mercurial Magician (Part 1 of 3)","description":"Following on from our Marlon Brando and Michael Caine deep dives in the last few years, this time Orson Welles gets the Film Gold treatment. David \u2018Ghosty\u2019 Wills joins Antony for a 3-parter looking at the great man\u2019s life, work and legacy.  First up we discuss Orson\u2019s early life and the start of his theatre and radio careers, both of which Ghosty feels are somewhat undervalued when compared to his more famous film work.  Part 1 ends with the famous \u2018War of the Worlds\u2019 broadcast in 1938, our hero on the cusp of going to Hollywood and making the film that would make and break him\u2026 &amp;nbsp; Part 2 will be out next month &amp;nbsp; We hope you enjoy the show! &amp;nbsp; 'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms. &amp;nbsp; Feedback to contrafib2001@gmail.com &amp;nbsp; Facebook\u2060\u2060 https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/filmgoldpod\u2060\u2060 &amp;nbsp; Twitter \u2060\u2060https:\/\/twitter.com\/FilmGold75\u2060\u2060 &amp;nbsp; Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) \u2060\u2060 https:\/\/www.antonyrotunno.com\u2060\u2060 &amp;nbsp; Antony\u2019s John Lennon\/Beatles and Psychology\/Alt. Media podcasts \u2060\u2060https:\/\/glassoniononjohnlennon.com https:\/\/lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com\/ &amp;nbsp; Support Antony\u2019s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: On John Lennon and Life And Life Only) at https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/paypalme\/antonyrotunno OR https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/antonyrotunno  Ghosty\u2019s Cliff Richard &amp;amp; The Shadows podcast https:\/\/wesayyeah.podbean.com\/ &amp;nbsp; Interview clips from Ghosty\u2019s radio show https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@GhostyTMRS episode links Orson\u2019s mammoth Wikipedia page (most of which is probably true) https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orson_Welles  The Mercury Theatre https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercury_Theatre  Voodoo Macbeth (1936) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9wmWBki06yc  War of the Worlds (1938, complete) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9q7tN7MhQ4I  Orson defends himself the next day https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8vbYyDh-BRI  Night of the Living Dead news segments (1968) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4AdWJalP1vo  Orson Welles meets H. G. Wells https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nUdghSMTXsU  ","author_name":"Film Gold","author_url":"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/filmgold","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42329690\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/204814165"}