According tot he Wikipedia page on the movie:
Ruth Warrick as Emily Monroe Norton Kane: Kane's first wife and the niece of the President. She leaves him after discovering his affair with Susan Alexander. She dies in a car accident along with their only child, a son, a few years later (though apparently nobody bothered to tell Kane about it).
It's funny how Orson Welles breaking the fourth wall when he says "Don't believe everything you hear on the radio" is more true now than it was then (the breaking the fourth wall bit where he winks to the audience was a reference to his War of the Worlds broadcast).
More Buscemi at http://forum.reelsociety.com/I just got done watching this for the first time, roughly ten minutes ago. I'm fairly ignorant about the history of film so I can't comment on any of the various techniques Welles used, alhough there were some great shots. I had some minor issues with parts of the film, like some performanees (I didn't think the woman playing Susie was very good) and also thought some of the dialogue beat you over the head with the message to the point of being Anvilicious but again, these grips are fairly minor. Overall it was very good.
I bought the film about a year ago, but Hype Aversion physically prevents me from watching it
Same with Gone With The Wind and Cassablanca
"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel
Casablanca really is great...but I guess I'm not helping much.
I actually afraid to see Citizen Kane, too, for fear of disappointment.
I bought the two-disc DVD on Half.com for $6 recently. The 3-disc is little steep unless it's the Blu-Ray. The only main difference between the two releases is RKO 281 being included (which can be purchased separately, as it's been available since 2000 or so).
More Buscemi at http://forum.reelsociety.com/it isnt the greatest movie of all time
but its a nice watch
(even after i watched it five times)
but if i have a choice
id go for Casablanca over Citizen Kane
Cassablanca is considered one of the greatest romance films of all time. If the romance is played up to the point where it's one of the main reasons it's so fondly remembered, then I don't think I could ignore it, should I ever watch the film (like I do with every other film)
the film probably doesn't even have a good villain (that'd be an instant deciding factor for me, even in non-action films, I appreciate the presense of a good asshole
)
gingerninja, while it's widely regarded as one of the great romance movies, (and I tend to agree) romance isn't all it has.

It's the greatest movie ever made (they say), we might as well talk about it. I just got done projecting a 35mm print. Every single reel was missing a second cue dot, it was a nightmare.
I also missed a bit due to general duties, and it's been forever since I first saw it, so I was wondering if they ever addressed Kane's son. Did he die or something? If not, why the hell aren't they interviewing him?