In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood with the purpose of making his first film.
You can now watch RKO 281 online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Editing | Alex Mackie | Editor |
| Sound | John Altman | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Su Armstrong | Producer |
| Production | Ridley Scott | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Benjamin Ross | Director |
| Production | Tony Scott | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Mike Southon | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ali Goss | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Jonathan Cronin | ADR Editor |
| Camera | Stephen Morley | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Paul Wrightson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Mike Dowson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gordon Brown | Dialogue Editor |
| Directing | Heather Storr | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Alan Bailey | Property Master |
| Sound | Clive Derbyshire | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Nick Adams | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mark Taylor | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Maria Djurkovic | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Steven Begg | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Lucinda Thomson | Art Direction |
| Art | Tatiana Macdonald | Set Decoration |
| Production | Lora Kennedy | Casting |
| Production | Joyce Nettles | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stewart Meachem | Costume Designer |
| Production | Diane Minter Lewis | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Chris Zarpas | Co-Executive Producer |
| Writing | John Logan | Screenplay |
| Crew | Richard Hammatt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Lee Sheward | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Nigel Gostelow | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Toby Ford | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Judy Ducker | Property Buyer |
| Camera | Ian Jackson | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Malcolm J. Sheehan | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roseann Samuel | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roseann Samuel | Makeup Department Head |
| Directing | Jo Schotting | Third Assistant Director |
| Writing | Thomas Lennon | Story Consultant |
| Writing | Richard Ben Cramer | Story Consultant |
| Writing | Michael Epstein | Story Consultant |
| Lighting | Micky Brown | Gaffer |
| Crew | Stuart Murdoch | Special Effects |
| Crew | Stephen Barker | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Tracey Gibbons | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Diane Greaves | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Michelle Greaves | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Michael Stainer | Color Timer |
| Directing | David Daniels | First Assistant Director |
