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''Orson Welles' Sketch Book'' is a series of six short television commentaries by Orson Welles for the BBC in 1955. Written and directed by Welles, the 15-minute episodes present the filmmaker's commentaries on a range of subjects. Welles frequently draws from his own experiences and often illustrates the episodes with his own sketches.〔Welles, Orson, and Peter Bogdanovich, ''This is Orson Welles''. New York: HarperCollins Publishers 1992 ISBN 0-06-016616-9〕 ==Episodes== * "The Early Days" — Welles discusses a timely earthquake, first-night audiences at the Gate Theatre in Dublin, and how he came to be an actor.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Orson Welles Sketch Book Transcript, Episode 1 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Videos: Orson Welles’ Sketch Book episodes )〕 (First broadcast 24 April 1955.) * "Critics" — Welles talks about a Boston performance of ''Five Kings'', the consequences of Percy Hammond's negative review of the ''Voodoo Macbeth'', and a curse placed on the film ''It's All True''.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Orson Welles Sketch Book Transcripts, Episode 2 )〕 (First broadcast 8 May 1955.) * "The Police" — Welles relates the story of Isaac Woodard, a decorated black World War II veteran who was blinded in a brutal 1946 beating by South Carolina police. Welles first told the story in July 1946 on his radio show, ''Orson Welles Commentaries'' (ABC), and made the case a focus of his weekly broadcasts throughout September 1946. Welles's comments on his BBC-TV series foreshadow a speech made in ''Touch of Evil'' (1958): "I'm willing to admit that the policeman has a difficult job, a very hard job. But it's the essence of our society that a policeman's job ''should'' be hard. He's there to protect the free citizen, not to chase criminals — that's an incidental part of the job."〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Orson Welles Sketch Book Transcripts, Episode 3 )〕 (First broadcast 22 May 1955.) * "People I Miss" — Prompts used by actors and others; remembering Harry Houdini; observations on gender differences in the appreciation of magic tricks; John Barrymore.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Orson Welles Sketch Book Transcripts, Episode 4 )〕 (First broadcast 5 June 1955.) * "The War of the Worlds" — The famous 1938 Mercury Theatre broadcast mistaken by many listeners for a real Martian invasion, and the consequent skepticism during the presentation of Norman Corwin's ''Between Americans'' on December 7, 1941; and the opening night of the Mercury stage flop, ''Danton's Death''.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Orson Welles Sketch Book Transcript, Episode 5 )〕 (First broadcast 19 June 1955.) * "Bullfighting" — Welles tells the true story of Bonito the bull. Robert Flaherty's story was partially filmed in 1942 for Welles's unfinished film, ''It's All True''.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Orson Welles Sketch Book Transcript, Episode 6 )〕 (First broadcast 3 July 1955.) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orson Welles' Sketch Book」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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