Too Much Johnson

Too Much Johnson

1938
1h 6m
5.3

5.3/10

26 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy
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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Mercury Theater
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
No Language

Keywords

slapstick comedy silent film

Quick Facts

Release Date August 16, 1938
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0030881

Cast

Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten

Augustus Billings

Virginia Nicolson
Virginia Nicolson

Lenore Faddish

Arlene Francis
Arlene Francis

Mrs. Dathis

Mary Wickes
Mary Wickes

Mrs. Battison

Orson Welles
Orson Welles

Keystone Kop

John Houseman
John Houseman

Duelist

Judy Holliday
Judy Holliday

(uncredited)

Edgar Barrier
Edgar Barrier

Leon Dathis

Ruth Ford
Ruth Ford

Mrs. Billings

Eustace Wyatt
Eustace Wyatt

Francis Faddish

Guy Kingsley Poynter
Guy Kingsley Poynter

Henry MacIntosh

George Duthie
George Duthie

Purser

Key Crew

Orson Welles
Director
Orson Welles
Producer
Orson Welles
Screenplay
John Houseman
Producer