slapstick comedy,silent film

Too Much Johnson (1938)

Poster for Too Much Johnson

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 & Crew

Director
Orson Welles
  • Profile picture of Joseph Cotten
    Augustus Billings Joseph Cotten
  • Profile picture of Virginia Nicolson
    Lenore Faddish Virginia Nicolson
  • Profile picture of Arlene Francis
    Mrs. Dathis Arlene Francis
  • Profile picture of Mary Wickes
    Mrs. Battison Mary Wickes
  • Profile picture of Orson Welles
    Keystone Kop Orson Welles
  • Profile picture of John Houseman
    Duelist John Houseman
  • Profile picture of Judy Holliday
    (uncredited) Judy Holliday
  • Profile picture of Edgar Barrier
    Leon Dathis Edgar Barrier

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Keywords

  • slapstick comedy
  • silent film