Movie Description
Too Much Johnson
(1938)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Orson Welles
- Producer : John Houseman,Orson Welles
- Editor : William Alland,Richard Wilson,Orson Welles
- Cast : Joseph Cotten,Virginia Nicolson,Arlene Francis,Mary Wickes,Orson Welles,John Houseman,Judy Holliday,Edgar Barrier,Ruth Ford,Eustace Wyatt,Guy Kingsley Poynter,George Duthie,John Berry,Marc Blitzstein,Herbert Drake,Erskine Sanford,Howard Smith,Augusta Weissberger,Richard Wilson
Cast
Augustus Billings
Lenore Faddish
Mrs. Dathis
Mrs. Battison
Keystone Kop
Duelist
(uncredited)
Leon Dathis
Mrs. Billings
Francis Faddish
Henry MacIntosh
Purser
Extra
Keystone Kop
Frederick
Joseph Johnson
Cabin boy
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Facts
Original TitleToo Much Johnson
Status Released
Release Information
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1938-08-16
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 06m
Production CompaniesMercury Theater
Genres
- Comedy
