RKO 281 [50008] Released: 2000-04-07 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 84 mins Popularity: 0.6566 Vote Average: 6.401 Vote Count: 96 Overview: In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood with the purpose of making his first film. Cast [35] Liev SchreiberOrson Welles James CromwellWilliam Randolph Hea Melanie GriffithMarion Davies John MalkovichHerman Mankiewicz Liam CunninghamGregg Toland David SuchetLouis B. Mayer Fiona ShawHedda Hopper Anastasia HilleCarole Lombard Brenda BlethynLouella Parsons Roy ScheiderGeorge Schaefer Roger AllamWalt Disney Simeon AndrewsJohn Houseman William ArmstrongMr. Lewis Jay BenedictDarryl Zanuck Ron BerglasDavid O. Selznick Paul BirchardTop Brass #2 Neil ConrichMr. Thomson Michael CroninJoseph Willicombe Sarah FranzlDorothy Comingore Briony GlasscoScript Girl Louis HammondFlunkie #2 Aaron KeelingYoung Orson Welles Joseph LongHarry Cohn Gareth MarksTop Brass #1 Olivier PierreSam Goldwyn Roger RoseNews Reader Rolf SaxonFlunkie #1 Adrian SchillerPaul Stewart Kerry ShaleBernard Herrmann Cyril ShapsJeweller Tusse SilbergWelles' Mother Toby WhithouseSound Technician Tim WoodwardJack Warner Angus WrightJoseph Cotten Bobby ValentinoClark Gable Trailers TV Spot