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1941 AMBERSONS JOURNEY IT'S ALL TRUE other activitiesJune 29: option on rights to

Captain's Chair by Robert Flaherty: unfilmed

20: Mercury Productions registers project with MPAA: film about Landru

July end of month: Welles starts writing script

mid-month: Welles announced as producer-director; 19: synopsis; 30: 1st script

29: It's All True title registered

Aug. 15: estimating script 16: 1st actors' screen tests

1: 2nd revised budgeting 4: contract with Duke Ellington to co-write Jazz Story: unfilmed; 8: 1st draft continuity of Love Story episode written by John Fante: unfilmed

21 & 23: versions of script for short patriotic film V&W: unfilmed; 29: requests permission from Mexican authorities to film Way to Santiago: unfilmed

Sept. 30: intermediate version of script

4: Welles joins director Norman Foster in Mexico for several days' location scouting for My Friend Bonito; 25: shooting begins without Welles

3: performs as magician at Sacramento Fair; 15: 1st of weekly broadcasts of Lady Esther Show: every Monday until 2 Feb. 42

Oct. 7: final script, rehearsals begin; 28: 1st day shooting

Nov. 10: master of ceremonies at political fundraising evening

Dec. 22: Norman Foster returns to Hollywood; Welles appoints him as director

11: decision to travel to Brazil in time for Rio Carnival in Feb.; ~18: My Friend Bonito shoot interrupted

7 & 15: takes part in 3 radio broadcasts

A BUSY 15 MONTHS: 3 FILMS IN PARALLEL

Orson Welles in Hollywood 3 Films:from "Orson Welles at Work"

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1942 AMBERSONS JOURNEY IT'S ALL TRUE other activitiesJan. 22: end of principal

photography; 31: end of additional shooting by Welles

2: final shooting script; 6: shooting begins

22: 1st contingent of technicians leaves for Rio

25: takes part in radio broadcast for Red Cross

Feb. 4-6: Welles final work on editing

1: Welles' last day on set 2: Welles meets CIAA in D.C.; 8: Welles arrives in Rio; 14: filming begins on Carnival segment

Mar. 15: Welles receives print of rough cut in Rio; 17 & 19: 1st previews in California

12: end of shoot; 26: end of 1st cut

Welles leaves for Rio for week's prep on Jangadeiros segment in Fortaleza; mid-month: shoots arrival of Jangadeiros in Rio Bay; prepares 2nd unit shooting for Jangadeiros in Minas Gerai

April 17, 18, 20 & 22: retakes filmed in Welles' absence

17: 1st preview in California 10: Carnival starts shooting in favelas of Rio

14 & 18: takes part in 2 Brazilian radio shows broadcast in US; 20-22: mission to Buenos Aires

May 4 & 12: further previews; 19: last retakes filmed in Welles' absence

June 4: final version printed 16: RKO confirms its refusal to hand over control of editing to Mercury Productions

8: filming of Carnival episode ends; most of crew return to US; 13: Welles leaves for Fortaleza to film opening of Jangadeiros

29: Mercury Productions begins to leave its offices at RKO

July 10: film released 14: Welles leaves for 2 days' shooting in Recife, followed by a week in Salvador de Bahia; 24: filming ends

29: leaves for cultural mission in various parts of Latin America

Aug. end of month: RKO postpones release to following year

22: return to US