Too Much Johnson
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| Too Much Johnson | |
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| Directed by | Orson Welles |
| Written by | Orson Welles William Gillette (play) |
| Starring | Joseph Cotten Virginia Nicholson Edgar Barrier Arlene Francis Orson Welles John Houseman |
| Running time | 40 min |
| Language | English |
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Too Much Johnson was a farce written by William Gillette during the 1890s. Orson Welles planned to revive it as part of the Mercury Theatre's second season in 1938. Welles planned to combine film footage with the production, and shot several scenes in and around Central Park in New York, making this Welles' first venture into film directing. On opening night, however, the film wasn't ready yet and the presentation made no sense without it, so the audience went berserk, throwing things at the stage (source: This Is Orson Welles by Welles and Peter Bogdanovich). The production was considered a failure as a result, and the film footage is believed to have been lost in a fire in 1970.
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