Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
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.
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Virginia Nicolson, Arlene Francis, Mary Wickes, Orson Welles, John Houseman, Edgar Barrier, Ruth Ford, Eustace Wyatt, Guy Kingsley Poynter, George Duthie, Herbert Drake, Erskine Sanford, Howard Smith, Richard Wilson, Judy Holliday, John Berry, Marc Blitzstein, Augusta Weissberger
Writer: Orson Welles (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Paul Dunbar, Harry Dunham
Production Designer: James Morcom
Editors: William Alland, Richard Wilson
Costume Designer: Leo Van Witsen
Direction team: John Berry (Assistant Director)
Producers: Richard Wilson, John Berry, John Houseman
Production: Mercury Theater
