Too Much Johnson

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Orson Welles

Writers

Orson Welles, William Gillette

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

9 October 2013

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Joseph Cotten

  Augustus Billings (uncredited)

• 

  Virginia Nicolson

  Lenore Faddish (uncredited)

• 

  Arlene Francis

  Mrs. Dathis (uncredited)

• 

  Mary Wickes

  Mrs. Battison (uncredited)

• 

  Orson Welles

  Keystone Kop (uncredited)

• 

  John Houseman

  Duelist (uncredited)

• 

  Edgar Barrier

  Leon Dathis (uncredited)

• 

  Judy Holliday

  (uncredited)

• 

  Ruth Ford

  Mrs. Billings (uncredited)

• 

  Eustace Wyatt

  Francis Faddish (uncredited)

• Guy Kingsley Poynter

  Henry MacIntosh (uncredited)

• George Duthie

  Purser (uncredited)