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Everybody knows that story Mr LelandBut why did he do itHow could a man write a notice like that You just don't know CharlieHe thought that by finishing that notice he could show me he was an honest
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Citizen Kane

You just don't know Charlie. He thought that by finishing that notice he could show me he...

Mr. Bernstein:
Everybody knows that story, Mr. Leland. But why did he do it? How could a man write a notice like that?Jedediah Leland:You just don't know Charlie. He thought that by finishing that notice he could show me he was an honest man. He was always trying to prove something. The whole thing about Susie being an opera singer, that was trying to prove something. You know what the headline was the day before the election, "Candidate Kane found in love nest with quote, singer, unquote." He was gonna take the quotes off the singer

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Everybody knows that story Mr Leland
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But why did he do it
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How could a man write a notice like that You just don't know Charlie
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He thought that by finishing that notice he could show me he was an honest man
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He was always trying to prove something
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That whole thing about Susie being an opera singer
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that was trying to prove something
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You know what the headline was the day before the election
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'Candidate Kane found In love nest with 'singer '
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He was gonna take the quotes off the singer
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Timestamp in Movie
01:23:01
Uploaded
Feb 26, 2026
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Mercury Productions,RKO Radio Pictures

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Movie Summary

Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance; 'Rosebud'.

Actors

Everett Sloane
Mr. Bernstein
Joseph Cotten
Jedediah Leland