RKO 281

What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes.

A behind-the-scenes drama about artistic ambition, industry politics, and the personal costs of filmmaking genius in 1940s Hollywood.

In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood with the purpose of making his first film.