Too Much Johnson (2013)

Too Much Johnson (2013)

2013-10-09 United States of America 66 Min. PG-13
5.261 23 votes

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.

Cast

Joseph Cotten is Augustus Billings
Augustus Billings
Virginia Nicholson is Lenore Faddish
Lenore Faddish
Arlene Francis is Mrs. Dathis
Mrs. Dathis
Mary Wickes is Mrs. Battison
Mrs. Battison
Orson Welles is Keystone Kop
Keystone Kop
John Houseman is Duelist
Judy Holliday is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Edgar Barrier is Leon Dathis
Leon Dathis
Ruth Ford is Mrs. Billings
Mrs. Billings
Eustace Wyatt is Francis Faddish
Francis Faddish
Guy Kingsley Poynter is Henry MacIntosh
Henry MacIntosh