Tapes reveal all not Welles with co-stars

He may have been one of cinema’s greatest directors, but Orson Welles’ opinions show how little he thought of some of the biggest stars from the other side of the camera.

The man behind Citizen Kane told an old friend his feelings about the talent — or lack of it — of big-screen legends like Spencer Tracy, Laurence Olivier and Bette Davis.

Previously-unknown recordings of lunch conversations in the 1980s with his friend and director Henry Jaglom have been dusted down and edited for a book that will hit the shelves later this month.