Photograph of Herbert Drake in costume during the shooting of film sequences for the Mercury Theatre production "Too Much Johnson" Feature story is titled "Metro-Goldwyn-Mercury" (no author credit) Photo caption reads as follows: Herbert Drake, "Herald Tribune" drama reporter, as a Keystone cop. The director says Mr. Drake brings considerable sensitivity and rare subtlety to freshen the field of slapstick comedy. Herbert Drake (1910–1954) became the publicist for the Mercury Theatre.