Too Much Johnson

1938 film by Orson Welles
Movie short_film Q3531961
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Too Much Johnson

Summary

Too Much Johnson is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Too Much Johnson's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • Too Much Johnson was directed by Orson Welles[4].
  • Orson Welles wrote the screenplay for Too Much Johnson[5].
  • Too Much Johnson's composer is recorded as Paul Bowles[6].
  • Too Much Johnson's genre is comedy film[7].
  • Too Much Johnson's genre is silent film[8].
  • A cast member of Too Much Johnson was Joseph Cotten[9].
  • A cast member of Too Much Johnson was Mary Wickes[10].
  • A cast member of Too Much Johnson was Arlene Francis[11].
  • A cast member of Too Much Johnson was Orson Welles[12].
  • A cast member of Too Much Johnson was John Houseman[13].
  • A cast member of Too Much Johnson was Edgar Barrier[14].
  • A cast member of Too Much Johnson was Ruth Ford[15].
  • A cast member of Too Much Johnson was Eustace Wyatt[16].
  • A cast member of Too Much Johnson was Howard Smith[17].
  • A cast member of Too Much Johnson was Erskine Sanford[18].
  • Too Much Johnson was produced by John Houseman[19].
  • Too Much Johnson's production company is recorded as Mercury Theatre[20].
  • The original language of Too Much Johnson was English[21].
  • Too Much Johnson's Commons category is recorded as Too Much Johnson (Mercury Theatre)[22].
  • Too Much Johnson's color is recorded as black-and-white[23].
  • Too Much Johnson's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • Too Much Johnson was released on January 1, 1938[25].
  • Too Much Johnson's distributed by is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[26].
  • Too Much Johnson's filming location is recorded as New York City[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Too Much Johnson was produced by John Houseman[19]. It was directed by Orson Welles[4]. Orson Welles wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Joseph Cotten[9], Mary Wickes[10], Arlene Francis[11], Orson Welles[12], John Houseman[13], and Edgar Barrier[14].

Publication

Too Much Johnson was published on January 1, 1938[25]. The original language of it was English[21]. Genres include comedy film[7] and silent film[8].

Why It Matters

Too Much Johnson ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 30881
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  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 180461
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  3. 13w ago · Zestier · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Thetvdb movie id → 28889
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  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 142050
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  5. 20w ago · WFinch · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    Distributed by → Warner Bros. Entertainment
    Producer → John Houseman
    Production company → Mercury Theatre
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Too-Much-Johnson-Cotten-Barrier.jpg"
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