Description
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.
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Release Date1938
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Runtime1 hr 6 min
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Languageen
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Rating5.3 (25)
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Genres
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DirectorOrson Welles
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CastJoseph CottenVirginia NicolsonArlene FrancisMary WickesOrson WellesJohn HousemanJudy HollidayEdgar BarrierRuth FordEustace WyattGuy Kingsley PoynterGeorge DuthieJohn BerryMarc BlitzsteinHerbert DrakeErskine SanfordHoward SmithAugusta WeissbergerRichard Wilson
