by Welles, Orson; Cotten, Joseph; Ford, Ruth; Nicolson, Virginia; Barrier, Edgar; Mercury Theatre
Projected medium / 1938
Title[Home movies. M. Falk collection. Orson Welles directing Too Much Johnson]
Item typeProjected medium
Author(s)
  • Welles, Orson
  • Cotten, Joseph
  • Ford, Ruth
  • Nicolson, Virginia
  • Barrier, Edgar
ImprintUnited States [s.n.], 1938
LanguageNo linguistic content
URLLink to original record
Notes
  • Too Much Johnson was a three-part film directed by Orson Welles, intended as an integral part of Mercury Theatre's 1938 production of the stage play. No complete print of the 1938 film is known to survive. This home movie belonged to Myron Falk, an investor in the Mercury Theatre. It is possible (but has not been confirmed) that Myron Falk filmed the home movie.
  • As originally received by PFA, at the end of this Too Much Johnson home movie, additional unrelated home movie footage had been spliced. This print has been cut to separate the Too Much Johnson section from the other; each is on its own reel.
  • Footage from Too Much Johnson set runs approximately 79 feet.
  • Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only. CBPF.
  • PFA 1604-01-14790. Restricted: Archival. Not for research or exhibition.
  • PFA 1604-01-14791. Restricted: For BAMPFA exhibition only.
  • PFA 1604-01-16709. Restricted: Not for research use.
  • PFA 1604-01-16711. Restricted: For BAMPFA exhibition only.
Physical description1 reel of 1 (3 min.) (109 ft.) : si., b&w : 16 mm print
Date text: 
1938
Author: 
Welles, OrsonCotten, JosephFord, RuthNicolson, VirginiaBarrier, Edgar
Publisher: 
[s.n.]
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Millenium MARC Record: 
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