Too Much Johnson (1938)
67 min
This film was not intended to stand by itself, but was designed as the cinematic aspect of Welles' Mercury Theatre stage presentation of William Gillette's 1894 comedy about a New York playboy who flees from the violent husband of his mistress and borrows the identity of a plantation owner in Cuba who is expecting the arrival of a mail order bride. The film component of the performance was ultimately never screened due to the absence of projection facilities at the venue. Long-believed to be lost, a workprint was discovered in 2008 and the film had its premiere in 2013.
- Release date
- October 9, 2013
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Joseph Cotten as Augustus Billings
- Virginia Nicolson as Lenore Faddish
- Edgar Barrier as Leon Dathis
- Arlene Francis as Mrs. Clairette Dathis
- Ruth Ford as Mrs. Billings
- Mary Wickes as Mrs. Upton Battison
- Eustace Wyatt as Francis Faddish
- Guy Kingsley Poynter as Henry MacIntosh
- George Duthie as Purser
- Orson Welles as Keystone Kop
Crew
- Orson Welles · Director
- William Gillette · Writer
- Orson Welles · Writer
- John Houseman · Producer
- Orson Welles · Producer
- Paul Dunbar · Cinematographer
- Harry Dunham · Cinematographer
- William Alland · Editor
- Orson Welles · Editor
- Richard Wilson · Editor