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.
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Cast
- Joseph CottenAugustus Billings
- Virginia NicholsonLenore Faddish
- Arlene FrancisMrs. Dathis
- Mary WickesMrs. Battison
- Orson WellesKeystone Kop
- John HousemanDuelist
- Judy Holliday(uncredited)
- Edgar BarrierLeon Dathis
- Ruth FordMrs. Billings
- Eustace WyattFrancis Faddish
