Papers include typescript carbon film treatment for "Love Story," by John Fante and Norman Foster (August 8, 1941); treatment (August 7, 1941) and shooting script (September 17, 1941) for "My Friend Bonito" by Norman Foster and John Fante; report with treatment of "Carnaval" subject by Orson Welles (June 22, 1942); and connecting scene treatments (September 2, 1943) and scene breakdowns (September 14, 1943) for "Its All True" by Orson Welles. Additional documents include a typescript list of members of the RKO company involved in the production of It's All True, noting their travel dates to Brazil, passport information and military draft status (1942); Mercury Productions, Inc. contracts with Louis Armstrong (October 2, 1941) and Hazel Scott as performers in the film (October 2, 1941); and Mercury Productions, Inc. contract with Dante Orgolini as "coach and advisor" on the film (December 31, 1941).
Description:
It's All True was a film project undertaken by Orson Welles and Mercury Productions, Inc. for RKO Pictures in 1941. The film was initially conceived by Welles to consist of four medium-length films based on true stories, including a short history of jazz. His appointment as goodwill ambassador to Latin America and head of the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs later in 1941 resulted in his focusing his multi-story project on Latin American subjects, some of which had been part of the initial project. Welles shot segments of the film before RKO terminated the project, and his subsequent attempts to complete the film were unsuccessful. and In English.
