Four Men on a Raft - Its All True By: Orson Welles 1942 Filmed in the Fishing Village of Caponga Brazil You tube - duration 9:56 Walk in the footsteps of Orson Welles. His legendary shadow still shimmers on the golden sands and warm waters of the traditional Brazilian fishing village of Caponga. The fishermen are still there. The rafts are still there. Orson is still there! Brazil’s best kept secret Pousada Meu Refugio / Hotel ‘My Refuge’ - Caponga
Can't you see this is wine?! You Imbecile! You pestering disease, you! You muppets of the damned! You worthless slimes, crawling out of the darkest holes of the cosmos! You all are a tragic tale of morbid unpleasantness, that slanders the deliciousness and this exquisite beverage! How I loath you! How the Gods gave birth to such abominations, is incomprehensible to the sane mind. This is wine!!! And if you don't like, find yourselves the nearest bridge, and kiss the waters! Ta ta, you bitches!
@manmanguy Impossible but true, 1930s film is extant (perhaps on YouTube) of George Burns and his then young wife Gracie Allen . . . likely a screwball comedy clip wherein she's a ditsy nurse. And perhaps are clips of their early 1950s tv sitcom "Burns and Allen" (also featuring their late teen son Ronnie) -- theatrically revolutionary in technique, in that George's character "George Burns" would often step out of his dramatic role, turn and address the audience for a comic monologue aside.
@SirThighpiece You mean back in the days when they weren't that funny either. I'll admit that the Comedy Central roasts aren't spectacular, but at least they really take jabs at people. They aren't as polite and there's no tuxes. Nothing is sacred now and that is better. You transport Gilbert Gottfried back to one of these roasts and people would have been hospitalized for laughing too hard.
@sinistersaracen Back when they were limited by heavier censorship. Try to tell me Orson Welles didn't curse around these guys in private. Sinatra was an asshole to everyday people. Class. Yeah right.
@dancingdiplodocus Wells also knew Luciano and the rest of the mob, including Capone. Check Bogdonovich's "This is Orson Wells". The part about it is really quite interesting and funny...especially when Wells is "frantically waving for the check..." in a restaurant in Rome after Luciano and a couple of the boys sit down. Luciano: "Don't you want to make a movie about me Osten?"
I'm sure you mean don Carlo. Photos of him [Sinatra] with Carlo Gambino...who was known as 'capo de tutti capi'. Don Carlo was quite the recluse..to allow a photo of him with ANYBODY is, in itself, a statement of being a 'made man'.
And guess who got Sinatra the role in 'From Here to Eternity'? Look deeply into the late '40's, early '50's associations of Sinatra. Look deeply, sir, and find out for yourself. Best to you.
His timing and inflection were perfect. It is hard to believe that as good as he is in this short TV bit, he was so off the mark in his TV performance of a role written for him: The Man Who Came To Dinner. I knew that he and Frank Sinatra campaigned for FDR, but I did not realize their families were so close. You can see it in the hug. One recalls the last line in Touch of Evil. Just make it plural.
this sort of humor would be lost on today's viewers. Sad, but true: now we generally make fun of the weak and unhypocritical.
a joke today: " it's the economy, stuuuuuuuuuuupid, and everyone in the south is like, oh my god, religion is which invisible friend you like the most ha ha ha ha ha ha "
I am such a snob that my idea of cultural ascendency is the Dean Martin Show
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2dogstalking 2 weeks ago
Dont real gangsters hug some one they intend to kill ????
conansfries 2 weeks ago
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Can't you see this is wine?! You Imbecile! You pestering disease, you! You muppets of the damned! You worthless slimes, crawling out of the darkest holes of the cosmos! You all are a tragic tale of morbid unpleasantness, that slanders the deliciousness and this exquisite beverage! How I loath you! How the Gods gave birth to such abominations, is incomprehensible to the sane mind. This is wine!!! And if you don't like, find yourselves the nearest bridge, and kiss the waters! Ta ta, you bitches!
placebo4yo 1 month ago
"...I AM Italian. The hard way. By marriage."
I just exploded from laughter at the joke.
sshuisken 1 month ago
0.42 - 0.52 - hilarious, but so true - only Mr Welles could carry it off with such wit and style.
cosycleaner 1 month ago
Compare this to the Pamela Anderson roast...
lehnrik 2 months ago
muahhh..... my ears WTF is with the sound?
ilovesebastion 3 months ago
Looks like Orson ATE the roast! Ring-a-ding!
MegaGum1 3 months ago
The vast majority of these people in that roast are dead and the very few are the survivors.
98bigbutt 3 months ago
Weird seeing a roast with out the Fbomb droping every other word.
Sirjokealot749 3 months ago 3
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MLPFiMAbridged 3 months ago
Legends!
smek2 4 months ago
he's great orson welles. but my favourite part of the frank sinatra roast is peter falks appearance, in character as columbo.
S1elmx 5 months ago
Great voice.
wackywankavator 5 months ago
MAAHHHHHHHHHH the Frank
youtert 5 months ago 2
.....and tv will never be this good again.....ever.
borgcube001 6 months ago 5
yes... unicron and megatron (frank welker) both on this show.
borgcube001 6 months ago
The dais alone, wow.
tranquilitybase 6 months ago
welles is a beast of a man
Dragonflamz 6 months ago
He was one of the most brilliant actors we ever had. His closing statement in the movie Compulsion is in textbooks for acting students.
captainamerica1967us 7 months ago
What he actually said in Italian to Sinatra was "My dear friend, you are the greatest for always".
emikiwi 8 months ago 2
genius...
chancesareshewears 8 months ago
i did not know that Sinatra and Welles were friends.
I love them both, although they could NOT be more different!!!
cristoforoantonio 9 months ago
Oh My God, Sinatra and Welles were good friends! A dream come true for me...
rasnac 9 months ago
Respect
s10wcheetah 10 months ago
Ahhhh, the French.
wthrfish 11 months ago
@wthrfish
MaaaaaaaAAHaaaa the French...
AnotherSchmoe 10 months ago 3
the brain was based off oh wells
jhonnydrama 11 months ago
green pea-ness
RetardRage99 11 months ago
Orson Welles... We'll never again see his like, on this Earth.
skeilak 1 year ago 5
Pure genius!
freudianslips 1 year ago
00:31 did she get shot in the head?
MinisterKGB 1 year ago 3
@MinisterKGB She plays a character named Gladys Ormphby who does her hair that way.
reflectorr88 1 year ago
@MinisterKGB That is Ruth Buzzi in character as Gladys Ormphby, who wore a hair net. That is what you are seeing.
MIKESOWELL 6 months ago
I actually think George Burns was born old.
manmanguy 1 year ago 3
@manmanguy Impossible but true, 1930s film is extant (perhaps on YouTube) of George Burns and his then young wife Gracie Allen . . . likely a screwball comedy clip wherein she's a ditsy nurse. And perhaps are clips of their early 1950s tv sitcom "Burns and Allen" (also featuring their late teen son Ronnie) -- theatrically revolutionary in technique, in that George's character "George Burns" would often step out of his dramatic role, turn and address the audience for a comic monologue aside.
JudgeJulieLit 1 year ago
Whoever posted this series of celebrity roasts deserves a Knighthood.
moparbros 1 year ago 8
he looks like unicron..jesus
Bartron206 1 year ago
it's not only he made me laugh so hard this time, he also said the shadow's famoust idiom, that he never said in the shows themselves
such a talent
Mekanik 1 year ago
Nice cue card reading...zzzz.
jwklbm326 1 year ago
Jeesuz I think Youtube is on its way out, Every single one of these videos have an error and wont play
JamesTKirkCobain 1 year ago
Unicron owned Megatron
ermonski 1 year ago
@ermonski Just like in the movie XD
Starscreamsfan 1 year ago
This is really something. Back in the days when roasts weren't desperate vies for ratings by Comedy Central.
SirThighpiece 1 year ago
@SirThighpiece You mean back in the days when they weren't that funny either. I'll admit that the Comedy Central roasts aren't spectacular, but at least they really take jabs at people. They aren't as polite and there's no tuxes. Nothing is sacred now and that is better. You transport Gilbert Gottfried back to one of these roasts and people would have been hospitalized for laughing too hard.
ACDCfreak50 1 year ago
@ACDCfreak50
back when comedians had class.
sinistersaracen 1 year ago
@sinistersaracen Back when they were limited by heavier censorship. Try to tell me Orson Welles didn't curse around these guys in private. Sinatra was an asshole to everyday people. Class. Yeah right.
ACDCfreak50 1 year ago
That dude just made Don Rickles AND Redd Foxx laugh hard!
TheJabberwock 1 year ago
Sinatra was attracted to intelligence and he thought Wells a genius.
JadeTomZ 1 year ago
lol is it just me, or do Orson Welles' mannerisms really resemble those of Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) =D
alexp9999 1 year ago
@alexp9999 actually only frasier could resemble Orson, not the other way.
JadeTomZ 1 year ago
Finally someone poszed Orson roasting.Thank you!!!
JRRDPR 1 year ago
Orson Welles must have known about Sinatra's friendship with the real Godfather, Lucky Luciano. Close to the bone.
dancingdiplodocus 2 years ago 31
@dancingdiplodocus Wells also knew Luciano and the rest of the mob, including Capone. Check Bogdonovich's "This is Orson Wells". The part about it is really quite interesting and funny...especially when Wells is "frantically waving for the check..." in a restaurant in Rome after Luciano and a couple of the boys sit down. Luciano: "Don't you want to make a movie about me Osten?"
Ballsarama 1 year ago 2
@dancingdiplodocus
I'm sure you mean don Carlo. Photos of him [Sinatra] with Carlo Gambino...who was known as 'capo de tutti capi'. Don Carlo was quite the recluse..to allow a photo of him with ANYBODY is, in itself, a statement of being a 'made man'.
And guess who got Sinatra the role in 'From Here to Eternity'? Look deeply into the late '40's, early '50's associations of Sinatra. Look deeply, sir, and find out for yourself. Best to you.
geeayevette 8 months ago
I see the wonderful James Stewart is at table. He was a Republican velociraptor and couldn't have approved much of Welles' politics.
dancingdiplodocus 2 years ago 2
His timing and inflection were perfect. It is hard to believe that as good as he is in this short TV bit, he was so off the mark in his TV performance of a role written for him: The Man Who Came To Dinner. I knew that he and Frank Sinatra campaigned for FDR, but I did not realize their families were so close. You can see it in the hug. One recalls the last line in Touch of Evil. Just make it plural.
Novak67766 2 years ago 2
this sort of humor would be lost on today's viewers. Sad, but true: now we generally make fun of the weak and unhypocritical.
a joke today: " it's the economy, stuuuuuuuuuuupid, and everyone in the south is like, oh my god, religion is which invisible friend you like the most ha ha ha ha ha ha "
I am such a snob that my idea of cultural ascendency is the Dean Martin Show
dancingdiplodocus 2 years ago 2
Unicron.
sexiazzchic2 2 years ago 53
awesome orson welles...the diction...the delivery....can listen to him all day....what wit this great man
fAkAKiNa39 2 years ago 3