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.
Genre: Comedy
Stars: Joseph Cotten, Virginia Nicholson, Arlene Francis, Mary Wickes, Orson Welles, John Houseman
Crew: Orson Welles (Director), William Gillette (Theatre Play), Richard Wilson (Associate Producer), Paul Dunbar (Director of Photography), William Alland (Editor), John Berry (Co-Producer)
Country: United States of America
Language: No Language
Studio: Mercury Theater
Runtime: 66 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 09, 2013
IMDb: 5.739
Keywords:slapstick comedy, silent film
