
Too Much Johnson(2013)
5.4(27)1h 7m2013-10-09
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.
- Director:
- Orson Welles
- Writers:
- William Gillette, Orson Welles
- Producers:
- Orson Welles, John Houseman
- Cinematographer:
- Harry Dunham
- Production:
- Mercury Theater
- Status:
- Released















































