Citizen Kane "Stage" magazine compared the film's narrative to "Faust" and made no mention of Hearst. The film was scheduled to premiere at RKO's flagship theater Radio City Music Hall on February 14, but in early January 1941 Welles was not finished with post-production work and told RKO that it still needed its musical score. Writers for national magazines had early deadlines and so a rough cut was previewed for a select few on January 3, 1941 for such magazines as "Life", "Look" and "Redbook". Gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (and Hollywood correspondent for Hearst papers Louella Parsons' arch rival) showed up to
Lost film film called "Boo!" (1932). However, UCLA still has a copy of the soundtrack. The James Cagney film "Winner Take All" (1932) used scenes from the early talkie "Queen of the Night Clubs" (1929) starring Texas Guinan. While "Queen of the Night Clubs" was not a lost film in 1932, no prints of the film have survived through the decades, and only that footage included in "Winner Take All" remains. Actress turned gossip columnist Hedda Hopper made her screen debut in a Fox Film called "The Battle of Hearts" (1916). The star of the film was William Farnum, then at the