Christi Balisti’s Reviews > The Citizen Kane book > Status Update

"Schenck made Shaefer a cash offer from Louis B. Mayer, the head of production at MGM, of $842,000 (almost 19 Million in today's money) if Shaefer would destroy the negative and all the prints. The picture had actually only cost $686,033... Mayer's motive may have been partly friendship and loyalty to (William Randolph) Hearst..."