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This is Orson Welles speaking from London. The Black Museum. Here in the grim stone structure on the Thames which houses Scotland Yard is a warehouse of homicides. A warehouse where a parchment lampshade, an automobile tire, a canvas tarpaulin, an umbrella, or are touched by murder. And here's a dictionary. It's a familiar object. French into English, English into French. Every high school student knows what these books are like. Word here, phrase there, merci, thank you, th…

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Synopsis

In A French-English Dictionary, Orson Welles introduces listeners to the haunting world of The Black Museum, a repository of murder artifacts housed at Scotland Yard. The episode centers around Jules Gomesch, a French inventor who finds himself entangled in a passionate affair with Betty Brown during a summer in southern France. Their romance, filled with sweet nothings exchanged in a language barrier, quickly escalates into a tale of jealousy and betrayal.

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The Black Museum, Episode 15

A French- English Dictionary

Tuesday, April 8, 1952 · 25:48

The Black Museum, Episode 15

A French- English Dictionary

Tuesday, April 8, 1952 · 25:48

Summary

In this episode of The Black Museum, Orson Welles recounts the tragic tale of Jules Gomesch, a French inventor whose romantic entanglement leads to murder. The story unfolds against the backdrop of a dictionary that plays a pivotal role in the events that transpire.

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  • 1952 — Hugo Ballivián's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalization of tin mines
  • 1952 — Japan Air Lines Flight 301 crashes into Mount Mihara, Izu Ōshima, Japan, killing 37.
  • 1952 — Bolivian National Revolution: Rebels take over Palacio Quemado.
  • 1952 — Pan Am Flight 526A ditches near San Juan-Isla Grande Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after experiencing an engine failure, killing 52 people.

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