Too Much Johnson (1938)
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
Writer:
Orson Welles
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Joseph Cotten as Augustus Billings |
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Virginia Nicolson as Lenore Faddish |
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Arlene Francis as Mrs. Dathis |
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Mary Wickes as Mrs. Battison |
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Orson Welles as Keystone Kop |
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John Houseman as Duelist |
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Judy Holliday as (uncredited) |
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Edgar Barrier as Leon Dathis |
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Ruth Ford as Mrs. Billings |
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Eustace Wyatt as Francis Faddish |
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Guy Kingsley Poynter as Henry MacIntosh |
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George Duthie as Purser |
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John Berry as |
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Marc Blitzstein as Extra |
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Herbert Drake as Keystone Kop |
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Erskine Sanford as Frederick |
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Howard Smith as Joseph Johnson |
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Augusta Weissberger as |
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Richard Wilson as Cabin boy |
| Directing | Orson Welles | Director |
| Writing | William Gillette | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Orson Welles | Screenplay |
| Production | John Berry | Co-Producer |
| Production | John Houseman | Producer |
| Production | Orson Welles | Producer |
| Production | Richard Wilson | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Paul Dunbar | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Harry Dunham | Director of Photography |
| Editing | William Alland | Editor |
| Editing | Orson Welles | Editor |
| Editing | Richard Wilson | Editor |
| Art | James Morcom | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leo Van Witsen | Costume Design |
| Production | Richard Wilson | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | John Berry | Assistant Director |
