“Conspiracies are melodramatic, my dear, especially when they’re made by rich people with too much money and time on their hands.”—The Smiler with the Knife, Nicholas BlakeArticle continues after advertisement * Orson Welles arrived in Hollywood in July 1939 with a Mephistophelean beard and a clutch of potential projects. The facial hair was an artifact … Continue reading Orson Welles, Lucille Ball, and The Greatest Thriller That Never Was