
Too Much Johnson
Comedy
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.
Top Cast


Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten
Augustus Billings
Joseph Cotten
Augustus Billings


Virginia Nicolson
Virginia Nicolson
Lenore Faddish
Virginia Nicolson
Lenore Faddish


Arlene Francis
Arlene Francis
Mrs. Dathis
Arlene Francis
Mrs. Dathis


Mary Wickes
Mary Wickes
Mrs. Battison
Mary Wickes
Mrs. Battison


Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Keystone Kop
Orson Welles
Keystone Kop


John Houseman
John Houseman
Duelist
John Houseman
Duelist


Judy Holliday
Judy Holliday
(uncredited)
Judy Holliday
(uncredited)


Edgar Barrier
Edgar Barrier
Leon Dathis
Edgar Barrier
Leon Dathis


Ruth Ford
Ruth Ford
Mrs. Billings
Ruth Ford
Mrs. Billings


Eustace Wyatt
Eustace Wyatt
Francis Faddish
Eustace Wyatt
Francis Faddish
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