Original sentence: After its preview, the producer of the newsreel says that it lacks something and asks reporter Jerry Thompson (William Alland) to find out about Kane's private life and, in particular, to discover the meaning behind his last word.However, Thompson thinks this is worth very little.In a flashback, Kane as a boy is forced to leave his beloved mother (Agnes Moorehead) when she sends him away to live with Thatcher, to be both educated and protected from his abusive father.The camera pans to workers burning some of Kane's possessions.The film ends with a final shot of the "No Trespassing" sign at the gates of Kane's estate, Xanadu.The word "Rosebud" is seen painted on the sled while it burns.Thompson approaches Kane's second wife, Susan Alexander (Dorothy Comingore), now an alcoholic who runs her own club, but she refuses to tell him anything.Thompson is unable to solve the mystery and concludes that "Rosebud" will forever remain an enigma
Edited sentence: (The newsreel introduces many characters and themes that will be dealt with during the remainder of the film.(This globe was the only object in Xanadu that had been owned by Susan Alexander before Kane met her) However, Thompson thinks this is worth very little.After its preview, the producer of the newsreel feels that it lacks something and asks a reporter, Jerry Thompson (William Alland), to find out about Kane's private life and personality, in particular to discover the meaning behind his last word.After this twist ending, the film ends as it began, with the "No Trespassing" sign at the gates of Kane's estate, Xanadu.At that point, the camera pans over workers burning some of Kane's many possessions.Despite Thompson's interviews, he is unable to solve the mystery and concludes that "Rosebud" will forever remain an enigma.First, Thompson approaches Kane's second wife, Susan Alexander (Dorothy Comingore), now an alcoholic who runs her own club, but she refuses to tell him anything.In the first flashback, Kane as a young child is forced to leave his beloved mother (Agnes Moorehead) when she sends him away to live with Thatcher, to be both educated and protected from his abusive father.The word "Rosebud" painted on the sled burns as the camera closes in on it in the furnace