RKO 281
Nov 20, 1999 | IMDB 6.4
84 min Watch NowDrama, History, TV Movie
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.
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