193315
193315

Too Much Johnson

1938-08-29
5.28
en 66m
Comedy
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

Theatre Play

William Gillette

Associate Producer

Richard Wilson

Director of Photography

Paul Dunbar

Editor

William Alland

Co-Producer

John Berry

slapstick comedy silent film

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Mercury Theater