The recent discovery of a pristine copy of Too Much Johnson, a 1938 comedy from the seminal film director Orson Welles, is latest example of a lesser-known work to emerge from a well-known creative mind. The film, long thought to be lost to time and decay, is due to premiere in Italy in October and the chance to view a new and formative piece from a great director is enormously exciting to film buffs.
Nevertheless, Too Much Johnson is unlikely to have the same cultural impact and influence as Welles’ best-known film, Citizen Kane. For example, it’s tough to imagine second-rate video game critics gushing ‘Might this be the Too Much Johnson’ of video games?’ when reviewing the latest blockbuster (not least because so many video games are already the Too Much Johnson of video games). But it’s a useful reminder that, very often, the best-known creative people in any particular medium have a string of lesser-known works to their name.
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