The read
It runs a compact 1h 7m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
29 audience votes
Key crew
- Orson WellesDirector
- Orson WellesScreenplay
Cast
- Joseph CottenAugustus Billings (uncredited)
- Virginia NicolsonLenore Faddish (uncredited)
- Arlene FrancisMrs. Dathis (uncredited)
- Mary WickesMrs. Battison (uncredited)
- Orson WellesKeystone Kop (uncredited)
- John HousemanDuelist (uncredited)
- Edgar BarrierLeon Dathis (uncredited)
- Ruth FordMrs. Billings (uncredited)
- Eustace WyattFrancis Faddish (uncredited)
- Guy Kingsley PoynterHenry MacIntosh (uncredited)
- George DuthiePurser (uncredited)
- Herbert DrakeKeystone Kop (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
slapstick comedysilent film