Selling wine before his time
May 6th would have been Orson Welles’ 97th birthday. I’ve seen most of his movies, and I’ve heard The War of the Worlds, but as with every other American child of the 1970s, my greatest exposure to Mr. Welles was courtesy of his commercials for Paul Masson wine. What we have here, in this outtake, would seem to be the result of imbibing too much Paul Masson Wine — were it not for the fact that Mr. Welles was later sacked for admitting that he never had, and never would, drink Paul Masson wine. Cheers.
May 7th, 2012 at 11:14 am
I have a recording of Welles, age 24, playing Hamlet. It’s abridged to the point of whiplash, but he’s one of the few actors with the combination of youth & range for the part.
May 14th, 2012 at 11:50 am
[…] Welles. Drunk. Just because. Hat tip, Lee Wochner. Happy Monday […]