Too Much Johnson (1919 film)
| Too Much Johnson (1919 film) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Donald Crisp |
| Produced by |
Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Written by |
William Gillette(play:Too Much Johnson) Thomas J. Geraghty(film scenario) |
| Starring |
Bryant Washburn Lois Wilson |
| Cinematography | Charles Schoenbaum |
| Edited by |
Nan Heron Dorothy Arzner |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures - Artcraft |
Release dates | December 1919 |
Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | USA |
Too Much Johnson is a lost[1] 1919 silent film comedy produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Donald Crisp during his phase as an important film director. This film stars in the leads Bryant Washburn and Lois Wilson.[2][3]
This film is based on William Gillette's 1894 play Too Much Johnson and is the second film attempt at the play, the first having been a short in 1900.[4] Famously, Orson Welles made a short and unfinished amateur version of the play and he may have not known of this feature silent from 1919.
Cast
- Bryant Washburn - Augustus Billings
- Lois Wilson - Mrs. Billings
- Adele Farrington - Mrs. Batterson
- Charles H. Geldart - Joseph Johnson
- Monte Blue - Leon Dathis
- Elsie Lorimer - Mrs. Dathis
- Gloria Hope - Leonora Faddish
- George Hackathorn - Henry McIntosh
- Phil Gastrock - Francis Faddish
References
External links
- Too Much Johnson at IMDb.com
- allmovie/synopsis; Too Much Johnson
- still photo during production(Univ. of Washington, Sayre collection)
- lobby poster(sold on worthpoint)
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