Orson Welles Had (Inadvertent) Help From Winston Churchill Financing a Film

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On an episode of 'The Dick Cavett Show,' Welles said that a nod from Churchill helped him get the funding for the film. 'When he saw that not only did Mr. Churchill know me, but gave a rather special acknowledgment, it was clear to me that I had the money'

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“So there he was in the hotel, the Toledo, with Clementine, his wife, alone,” Welles said, setting the stage for Cavett’s audience. “One day at lunch, I came in with a Russian businessman I was trying to hustle for some money for this picture, and as we passed Mr. Churchill’s table, Mr. Churchill saw me, and made that little gesture. And the Russian went out of his mind. When he saw that not only did Mr.

Then Welles delivered the story kicker: “And that day at lunch, I came in with the financier again. And Mr. Churchill rose from his chair — and bowed.”have been back in the news as of late after an old, poor review of the film tanked the

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