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Too Much Johnson (2013)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 6M

Director : Orson Welles
Writer : Orson Welles

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.

Actors

Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten
Augustus Billings
Virginia Nicholson
Virginia Nicholson
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
John Berry
John Berry
Marc Blitzstein
Marc Blitzstein
Extra
Herbert Drake
Herbert Drake
Keystone Kop
Erskine Sanford
Erskine Sanford
Frederick
Howard Smith
Howard Smith
Joseph Johnson
Augusta Weissberger
Augusta Weissberger
Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson
Cabin boy

Crews

Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Director
William Gillette
William Gillette
Theatre Play
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Screenplay
John Berry
John Berry
Co-Producer
John Houseman
John Houseman
Producer
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Producer
Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson
Associate Producer
Paul Dunbar
Paul Dunbar
Director of Photography
Harry Dunham
Harry Dunham
Director of Photography
William Alland
William Alland
Editor
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Editor
Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson
Editor
James Morcom
James Morcom
Production Design
Leo Van Witsen
Leo Van Witsen
Costume Design
Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson
Unit Production Manager
John Berry
John Berry
Assistant Director

Posters and backgrounds

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