:09:03
...the still unfinished...
:09:05
...Xanadu.
:09:06
Cost: No man can say.
:09:13
Kane, molder of mass opinion
though he was...
:09:16
...in all his life
was never granted elective office...
:09:19
...by the voters of his country.
:09:21
But Kane papers were once strong indeed...
:09:24
...and once the prize seemed almost his.
:09:27
In 1916, as independent candidate
for governor...
:09:30
...the best elements of the state
behind him...
:09:33
...the White House seemingly the next
easy step in a lightning political career...
:09:37
...then suddenly, less than one week
before election...
:09:42
...defeat.
:09:43
Shameful, ignominious.
:09:46
Defeat that set back for 20 years
the cause of reform in the U.S...
:09:50
...forever cancelled political chances
for Charles Foster Kane.
:09:57
Then, in the first year
of the Great Depression...
:10:00
...a Kane paper closes.
:10:03
For Kane, in four short years, collapse.
:10:07
Eleven Kane papers merged,
more sold, scrapped.
:10:22
Is that correct?
:10:23
Don't believe everything you hear
on the radio.
:10:25
- Read the Inquirer.
- How were business conditions in Europe?
:10:29
How did I find business conditions
in Europe, Mr.Bones?
:10:33
With great difficulty.
:10:38
Are you glad to be back?
:10:39
I'm always glad to be back.
I'm an American.
:10:43
Always been an American. Anything else?
:10:45
When I was a reporter,
we asked them quicker than that.
:10:49
What do you think
of the chances for war in Europe?
:10:51
I talked with the responsible leaders
of England, France, Germany and Italy.
:10:56
They're too intelligent
to embark on a project...
:10:58
...that would mean the end of civilization.