After Hours #7: Orson Welles ft. Tom Will & Hermes Thurston

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Orson Welles is an iconic figure. In many ways he's a 20th century American folk hero. Non-cinephiles know him from appearances in TV commercials and Dean Martin comedy roasts & as the one-hit wonder behind Citizen Kane. But the length, depth, & power of Orson Welles' directing career is much greater than many people realize, and he even made some crime melodramas... or film noir. The greatest living poet Tom Will, & the greatest living person Hermes Thurston join me to discuss three of Orson's great post-war crime films: 1946's The Stranger, 1947's The Lady From Shanghai, & 1958's Touch of Evil. Enjoy. Find Tom Will on Twitter & purchase his wonderful books: https://many.bio/thomaswill Hermes Thurston on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HSThurston Purchase Whatever Happened To Orson Welles? by Joseph McBride: https://www.amazon.com/What-Ever-Happened-Orson-Welles/dp/0813124107