Too Much Johnson

A dirty pun. Because the lead clairette (arlene francis) is married. But has taken a lover, augustus billings (cotton). And the lover must try to escape before he is discovered by the returning husband (barrier) . And it's actually all silent, so this one is for the patient viewer. The first few scenes have dialog cards, but none after that. Omg, the chase scene with the keystone cops just goes on forever! The ladder bit on the roof looks like something from harold lloyd. Lots of running around rooftops, fire escapes, mountains. Editing is terrible.. as described in the trivia. People mouth words to the camera, but mostly no cards showing what they are saying. Lots of repetition, since little editing was ever done. Early early role for mary wickes. Directed by orson welles. Unfinished work from william gillette's play of 1894. Please read the trivia items in imdb to have a full understanding of the challenges of having this sixty six minute film ever presented, in any form. It really is a silent film.