311 Citizen Kane (1941)
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This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.
311 Citizen Kane (1941)
- Originally titled ``John Citizen, U.S.A.''.
- 'William Randolph Hearst' (qv) was incensed by this movie. The movie was
obviously based on Hearst's life, and according to an essay written for
the New York Review of Books by 'Gore Vidal' (a close friend of Hearst's)
``Rosebud'' was his Hearst's name for long-time mistress
'Marion Davies' (qv)' clitoris.
- One of the voices of the reporters watching the newsreel at the beginning
belongs to 'Joseph Cotten' (qv).
- The scene where Kane destroys Susan's room after she's left him was done on
the first take. Director/star 'Orson Welles' (qv)' hands were bleeding, and
he is quoted as saying ``I really felt it.''
- Welles privately watched "Stagecoach (1939)" (qv) about 40 times while making
this film.
- When asked by friends how Kane's last words would be known when he died
alone, Welles reportedly started for a long time before saying ``Don't you
even tell anyone of this.''
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