Too Much Johnson

5.3
19381h 6m

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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Cast

Photo of Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Augustus Billings

Photo of Virginia Nicolson

Virginia Nicolson

Lenore Faddish

Photo of Arlene Francis

Arlene Francis

Mrs. Dathis

Photo of Mary Wickes

Mary Wickes

Mrs. Battison

Photo of Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Keystone Kop

Photo of Judy Holliday

Judy Holliday

(uncredited)

Photo of Edgar Barrier

Edgar Barrier

Leon Dathis

Photo of Ruth Ford

Ruth Ford

Mrs. Billings

Photo of Eustace Wyatt

Eustace Wyatt

Francis Faddish

Photo of Howard Smith

Howard Smith

Joseph Johnson

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