Most People Thought It Was Just Another Orson Welles Story. On Dick Cavett's Show, It Wasn't.

A story Orson Welles told on The Dick Cavett Show sounded, at first, like just another one of his legendary anecdotes. It wasn't. In this video, we look at the night Dick Cavett let Orson Welles talk, and the moment Welles's famous confidence quietly slipped — revealing what was really happening inside a twenty-three-year-old director on the night of the 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast. This story explores Welles's early losses, the persona he built to survive Hollywood and radio, and the emotional meaning behind one of television's most misunderstood stories. Dick Cavett, The Dick Cavett Show, Orson Welles, 1970s talk show, classic television, ABC, retro TV history, untold story, celebrity interview, vintage television.