Too Much Johnson
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.
Year: 1938
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Mercury Theater
Director: Orson Welles
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Virginia Nicolson, Arlene Francis, Mary Wickes, Orson Welles, John Houseman
Crew: Orson Welles (Director), William Gillette (Theatre Play), Richard Wilson (Associate Producer), Paul Dunbar (Director of Photography), William Alland (Editor), John Berry (Co-Producer)
Runtime: 66 minutes
Release: Aug 16, 1938
IMDb: 5.41/10 by 27 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America
Language: No Language
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : slapstick comedy, silent film
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