Moby Dick rehearsed

[phaedra]

Hi,

I hope someone out there can help me. My Dad is an absolutly huge fan of Orson, and has been talking about getting to see this Moby Dick Rehearsed which was on tv in 1955?? - I am not 100% sure . Anyway I would love to get a copy somewhere as a gift for him, can anyone help me??

Phaedra

[Jeff Wilson]

The film was started but never finished, as Welles abandoned the project. The footage is believed lost, although it may pop up someday if we're lucky.

[jaime marzol]

what your dad might have seen in 1955, is welles in king lear

[R Kadin]

phaedra - evidently your dad's not already a visitor or member here, otherwise you wouldn't have posted something about what I presume is meant to be a surprise for him. If I'm right, and if your dad's online (or open to the prospect), then one great gift you could give him would be a nudge in the direction of this site where there's so much to offer Welles fans of all sizes, huge, small or in between.

As for Moby Dick - Rehearsed in any form, it is as elusive as the Great White Whale itself, although it appears to be a popular production to mount for regional theatres and colleges. Scoring your dad a couple of tickets some day to a production within reasonable distance might not be a bad alternative, but for its unpredictable timing.

Another, more concrete, approach might be to get him a copy of the script itself. It's rare and long, long out of print; but this link shows a few used copies still available. Reading its pages could rekindle enough vivid memories for your father that he might not need an audio/visual version as much, after all.

Hope this helps. And welcome to the site. Hope to see lots of you and your dad here in the future.