Orson Welles' Magic Show

27m
Documentary
7.2

Welles had a lifelong interest in magic, having been taught his first magic tricks by Harry Houdini in the 1920s, when Welles was still a boy. In this unfinished television special, filmed between 1976 and 1985, Welles performs various magic tricks for the camera, promising that no trick photography is used.

Cast

Orson Welles
Self
Angie Dickinson
Self
Allen Bracken
Magician's Assistant
Gary Graver
Self
Roger Hill
Self
Shawn Stevens
Self

Crew

Orson Welles
Director, Writer, Producer
Jonathon Braun
Editor
Tim Suhrstedt
Director of Photography
Gary Graver
Director of Photography

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