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The Adventures of Mark Twain

  • 19441944
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  • 2h 10m
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The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
The dramatized life of immortal humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, from his days as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River until his death in 1910 shortly after Halley's Comet returned. EN
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The dramatized life of immortal humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, from his days as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River until his death in 1910 shortly aft... Read allThe dramatized life of immortal humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, from his days as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River until his death in 1910 shortly after Halley's Comet returned.The dramatized life of immortal humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, from his days as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River until his death in 1910 shortly after Halley's Comet returned.

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  • Director
    • Irving Rapper
  • Writers
    • Alan Le May(screen play by)
    • Harold M. Sherman(adaptation by)
    • Harry Chandlee(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Fredric March
    • Alexis Smith
    • Donald Crisp
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  • Director
    • Irving Rapper
  • Writers
    • Alan Le May(screen play by)
    • Harold M. Sherman(adaptation by)
    • Harry Chandlee(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Fredric March
    • Alexis Smith
    • Donald Crisp
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    • 32User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 3 nominations total

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    Fredric March in The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
    Alan Hale, Henry Blair, Chester Conklin, Willie Fung, George Haywood, Robert Herrick, Gene Holland, Fredric March, Charles McAvoy, and John 'Skins' Miller in The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
    Jack Gardner, Jack Gargan, Peter Lawford, and Fredric March in The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
    Lynn Baggett, Fredric March, Joyce Reynolds, Alexis Smith, and Gloria Ann Crawford in The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
    Fredric March and Alexis Smith in The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
    Robert Barrat, William Henry, and Fredric March in The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
    Fredric March in The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
    Fredric March in The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
    Fredric March and Alexis Smith in The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
    Fredric March in The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
    Fredric March and Alexis Smith in The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
    Fredric March in The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)

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    Fredric March
    Fredric March
    • Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twainas Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain
    Alexis Smith
    Alexis Smith
    • Olivia Langdon Clemensas Olivia Langdon Clemens
    Donald Crisp
    Donald Crisp
    • J.B. Pondas J.B. Pond
    Alan Hale
    Alan Hale
    • Steve Gillisas Steve Gillis
    C. Aubrey Smith
    C. Aubrey Smith
    • Oxford Chancelloras Oxford Chancellor
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Bret Harteas Bret Harte
    William Henry
    William Henry
    • Charles Langdonas Charles Langdon
    • (as Bill Henry)
    Robert Barrat
    Robert Barrat
    • Horace E. Bixby - Riverboat Captainas Horace E. Bixby - Riverboat Captain
    Walter Hampden
    Walter Hampden
    • Jervis Langdonas Jervis Langdon
    Joyce Reynolds
    Joyce Reynolds
    • Clara Clemensas Clara Clemens
    Whitford Kane
    Whitford Kane
    • Joe Goodwin - Editoras Joe Goodwin - Editor
    Percy Kilbride
    Percy Kilbride
    • Billings - Enterprise Typesetteras Billings - Enterprise Typesetter
    Nana Bryant
    Nana Bryant
    • Mrs. Langdonas Mrs. Langdon
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Pickpocketas Pickpocket
    • (uncredited)
    Gloria Ann Crawford
    • Young Susie Clemensas Young Susie Clemens
    • (uncredited)
    Hooper Atchley
    Hooper Atchley
    • Secretaryas Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Aylesworth
    Arthur Aylesworth
    • Worried Buffalo Merchantas Worried Buffalo Merchant
    • (uncredited)
    Lynn Baggett
    Lynn Baggett
    • Susie Clemensas Susie Clemens
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Irving Rapper
    • Writers
      • Alan Le May(screen play by) (adaptation by)
      • Harold M. Sherman(adaptation by) (play "Mark Twain")
      • Harry Chandlee(additional dialogue)
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    Storyline

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    He was a riverboat pilot, newspaper reporter, penniless prospector, would-be entrepreneur, loving family man, world traveler, pomposity burster and raconteur. Then he passed away on April 21, 1910 at age 75 shorty after Halley's Comet returned as he predicted. This turns out that the man who created adventures for Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and a Connecticut Yankee led a mighty adventurous life himself. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) said, "Truth is a very valuable thing. I believe we should be economical with it." And that sets the tone for what follows: a biography about the immortal humorist's life from Hannibal boyhood to Big River exploits to global literary lion and more. —Michael Crew <m.crew@bbcnc.org.uk>
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    • americana
    • mississippi river
    • newspaper editor
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      • The life story of the creator of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn - His keen pen wove a fabric of wit into the lives of Americans!
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Biography
      • Drama
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      • Approved
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    • Trivia
      The scene where Clemens receives an honorary degree from Oxford University in 1907 was the recreation of an event that C. Aubrey Smith, who plays the Oxford Chancellor, actually witnessed.
    • Goofs
      The film first shows Mark Twain wearing his famous white suit as the author speaks to his wife Livy while she is on her deathbed. Twain began wearing the suit only after he had finished mourning his wife's death, at which time he swore he would only wear white for the rest of his life. (Michael Shelden recounted this in the opening of his biography, "Mark Twain: Man in White -- The Grand Adventure of His Final Years.")
    • Quotes

      Mark Twain: Ladies and gentlemen, William Shakespeare, the greatest author in the English language is dead.....and I feel far from well myself.

    • Connections
      Features They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

    User reviews32

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    As great a film biolography as Mark Twain, himself
    If you love Mark Twain, then you will adore this great biographical film. The movie is not just the run of the mill biography made in the 1930's and 40's, but an amusing comedy, drama, and romance as one can imagine. Frederic March is so marvelous as Mark Twain, if Mark Twain was alive to have seen this movie...he would have definitely had said, "It seems that the news of my death has been greatly over exaggerated".

    You will find that the art of movie making, great acting, and a superb story is, The Adventures of Mark Twain.
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    • ronaldlaporte
    • Feb 10, 2001

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    • Release date
      • July 22, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Las aventuras de Mark Twain
    • Filming locations
      • Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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