Friday, August 28, 2009

Radio review – CP#22 -“Wickford Point” (1939) **

More Americana from Orson Welles – a tale of class and old families in new England. It’s about a family who were once great but now have no money, only they still act like they do. There are various romantic entanglements. Who cares? Well, Welles, presumably, since he kept returning to this theme, and John Marquand, who wrote the novel. You might also be interested in listening to it if you really like The Magnificent Ambersons and are keen to hear to hear Welles tackle a similar sort of story.

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