Walking Shadows: Orson Welles, William Randolph Hearst, and Citizen Kane

Walking Shadows by John Evangelist Walsh dissects the battle between newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and brash young filmmaker Orson Welles over Welles' film Citizen Kane. In 1940-1941, it became the centre of public controversy and scandal. The film portrayed the ruthless career of an all-powerful magnate bearing (not accidentally) a striking resemblance to Hearst, who immediately tried to kill the project. The author illuminates the conflict between two outsize personalities and brings Hearst's vengeful anti-Kane campaign to the fore. He provides thorough documentation, supplemental notes and an extended bibliography.

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