Orson Welles drunk in commercial outtakes

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Here's some amusingly awkward footage of Orson Welles on the set of a commercial for Paul Masson wines. If nothing else, you can't fault him for not doing extensive research into the product. Via Deadspin. UPDATE: Of course, Awesome Welles was sober occasionally, too, as we saw in his classic ad for the board game Dark Tower

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