David Copperfield on working with Orson Welles

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David Copperfield on working with Orson Welles

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Here is Copperfield's great "Call to Heaven" trick, featuring footage shot by Welles in the 1940's:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lnal1SS9dQ
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I don't know if this is from a Copperfield special or not, and the sound quality is not too good, but here's another TV magic trick by Welles called "Mentalism Illusion":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y74fRTNqPGw
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Good blog entry on the Orson Welles section of David Copperfield's Magic Museum in Las Vegas:

http://remarkablemagic.com/2013/04/05/c ... rt-2-of-2/
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I read some where that David Copperfield and Orson Welles were friends. I wouldn't be surprised if Orson show him some of the footage he shot for the Orson Welles Magic Show. I think David Copperfield learned a lot for Welles.
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