There Was No Stopping Orson Welles

American Experience
Air Date: 10/29/13 | Rating: NR

At one point during Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" broadcast, CBS network executives ordered an identifying station break to tell listeners that it was only a play. By that time, however, there was no stopping Orson Welles.

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