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The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Irving Rapper

Writing Credits  

Alan Le May ... (screen play by)
 
Alan Le May ... (adaptation) and
Harold M. Sherman ... (adaptation)
 
Harry Chandlee ... (additional dialogue)
 
Harold M. Sherman ... (play)

Cast (in credits order)  

Fredric March ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain
Alexis Smith ... Olivia Langdon Clemens
Donald Crisp ... J.B. Pond
Alan Hale ... Steve Gillis
C. Aubrey Smith ... Oxford Chancellor
John Carradine ... Bret Harte
William Henry ... Charles Langdon (as Bill Henry)
Robert Barrat ... Horace E. Bixby - Riverboat Captain
Walter Hampden ... Jervis Langdon
Joyce Reynolds ... Clara Clemens
Whitford Kane ... Joe Goodwin - Editor
Percy Kilbride ... Billings - Enterprise Typesetter
Nana Bryant ... Mrs. Langdon
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernie Adams ... Pickpocket (uncredited)
Hooper Atchley ... Secretary (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth ... Worried Buffalo Merchant (uncredited)
Lynn Baggett ... Susie Clemens (uncredited)
Leah Baird ... Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Frank Baker ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Brandon Beach Brandon Beach ... Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
Willie Best ... George (uncredited)
Edward Biby ... Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Henry Blair ... Boy (uncredited)
Oliver Blake ... Miner (uncredited)
Monte Blue ... Captain of 'Queen of Dixie' (uncredited)
Rudy Bowman ... Townsman (uncredited)
Jackie Brown Jackie Brown ... Samuel Clemens - age 12 (uncredited)
Bob Burns ... Passenger (uncredited)
Viola Callahan Viola Callahan ... Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Burr Caruth Burr Caruth ... Oliver Wendell Holmes (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers ... Joker at Train Station (uncredited)
Davison Clark Davison Clark ... Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (uncredited)
James Conaty James Conaty ... Man in Audience (uncredited)
Chester Conklin ... Frog-Jumping Contest Judge (uncredited)
Carol Coombs Carol Coombs ... Young Clara Clemens (uncredited)
Lloyd Corrigan ... Town Citizen (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan ... Riverboat Captain / Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
Oliver Cross Oliver Cross ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Frank Dae ... Houghton (uncredited)
Frank Darien ... Toy Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Earle S. Dewey Earle S. Dewey ... Southerner (uncredited)
Dudley Dickerson ... Comet-Watcher (uncredited)
Hazel Dohlman Hazel Dohlman ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Dennis Donnelly Dennis Donnelly ... Baby (uncredited)
Roland Drew ... Editor (uncredited)
Bill Edwards ... Miner (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards ... Townswoman (uncredited)
Dick Elliott ... Townsman who challenges Mr. Lake / Laughing man in speech audience (uncredited)
Jim Farley ... Prospector (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Man in Audience (uncredited)
Ross Ford ... Hardy (uncredited)
Willie Fung ... Chinese Man (uncredited)
Rosina Galli Rosina Galli ... Italian Nurse (uncredited)
Jack Gardner Jack Gardner ... Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Gargan Jack Gargan ... Townsman (uncredited)
Russell Gleason ... Orion Clemens (uncredited)
William Gould ... Ship's Bouncer (uncredited)
Mildred Gover Mildred Gover ... Black Woman (uncredited)
Jessica Grayson Jessica Grayson ... Housekeeper (uncredited)
William Haade ... Steam Room Chief (uncredited)
Frank Hagney ... Crew Chief (uncredited)
Creighton Hale ... Man with Mule (uncredited)
Thurston Hall ... Politician (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Dinner Guest (uncredited)
George Haywood George Haywood ... Englishman (uncredited)
Robert Herrick Robert Herrick ... English Boy (uncredited)
Harry Hilliard ... John Greenleaf Whittier (uncredited)
Gene Holland Gene Holland ... Huckleberry Finn (uncredited)
Harry Holman ... Drunken Guest (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes ... Man at Reception (uncredited)
Robert Homans ... Policeman (uncredited)
Olin Howland ... Riverboat Southerner (uncredited)
George Humbert George Humbert ... Townsman (uncredited)
Brandon Hurst ... Ralph Waldo Emerson (uncredited)
Charles Irwin ... British Reporter (uncredited)
Kay Johnson ... Jane Clemens (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson Payne B. Johnson ... Boy in Frog-Jumping Scene (uncredited)
Dickie Jones ... Samuel Clemens - age 15 (uncredited)
Lew Kelly ... Pilot House Guest (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey ... River-Rafter (uncredited)
Bill Kennedy ... Townsman (uncredited)
Victor Kilian ... Higgins (uncredited)
Richard Kipling Richard Kipling ... Englshman (uncredited)
Al Kunde ... Townsman (uncredited)
Bobby Larson ... Boy (uncredited)
Peter Lawford ... Young Oxford Celebrant (uncredited)
Billy Lechner Billy Lechner ... English Boy (uncredited)
George Lessey ... Henry H. Rogers (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness ... Man in Audience (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack ... Man in Audience (uncredited)
Charles Marsh ... Prospector (uncredited)
Thomas Martin Thomas Martin ... Oxford Professor (uncredited)
Eric Mayne ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Frank Mayo ... Pilot House Guest (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy Charles McAvoy ... Prospector (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick ... Townsman (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel ... Comet-Watcher (uncredited)
Sammy McKim ... Cub Pilot (uncredited)
Robert Milasch ... Townsman (uncredited)
John 'Skins' Miller John 'Skins' Miller ... Cross-Eyed Man (uncredited)
Michael Miller Michael Miller ... Tom Sawyer (uncredited)
Gloria Moore Gloria Moore ... Young Susie Clemens (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer ... British Observer (uncredited)
Jack Mower ... Pilot House Guest (uncredited)
Richard Neill ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Paul Newlan ... Boss Deck Hand (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor ... Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley ... Captain's Aide (uncredited)
Bud Osborne ... Lee Griggs (uncredited)
Paul Panzer ... Pilot House Guest (uncredited)
Charles Peck ... English Boy (uncredited)
Frank Pharr Frank Pharr ... Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
Francis Pierlot ... Paige (uncredited)
Lillian Randolph ... Clemens' Servant (uncredited)
George Reed ... Comet-Watcher (uncredited)
Frank Reicher ... Doctor in Elmira (uncredited)
Betty Roadman ... Young Lady (uncredited)
Christian Rub ... Jones (uncredited)
Loretta Russell ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Paul Russell ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Charlene Salerno Charlene Salerno ... Young Jean Clemens (uncredited)
Cliff Saum Cliff Saum ... Prospector (uncredited)
Francis Sayles Francis Sayles ... Englishman (uncredited)
Paul Scardon ... Rudyard Kipling (uncredited)
George Sherwood George Sherwood ... Prospector (uncredited)
Bhogwan Singh ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Emmett Smith Emmett Smith ... Repeater (uncredited)
Walter Soderling ... Telegrapher (uncredited)
Frederick Spencer Frederick Spencer ... Jim (uncredited)
Count Stefenelli Count Stefenelli ... Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Libby Taylor ... Black Woman (uncredited)
Joyce Tucker Joyce Tucker ... Jean (uncredited)
Harry Tyler ... Assistant Editor (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan ... Katie Leary (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent ... Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Charles Waldron Charles Waldron ... Dr. Quintard (uncredited)
Eddy Waller ... Southerner (uncredited)
Lee 'Lasses' White ... Yokel (uncredited)
Leo White ... Barber (uncredited)
Ernest Whitman ... Stoker (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox ... Judge John Marshall Clemens (uncredited)
Lottie Williams Lottie Williams ... Lady in Audience (uncredited)
Norman Willis ... Ben Lake (uncredited)
Joan Winfield ... Young Lady (uncredited)
Douglas Wood ... William Dean Howells (uncredited)
Harry Woods ... Bixby's Depth-Caller (uncredited)
Harry Worth ... Gambler (uncredited)

Produced by 

Julius Evans ... associate producer
Jesse L. Lasky ... producer
Jack L. Warner ... executive producer

Music by 

Max Steiner

Cinematography by 

Sol Polito ... director of photography
Lawrence W. Butler ... (uncredited)
James Leicester ... (uncredited)
Edward Linden ... (uncredited)
Don Siegel ... (uncredited)

Editing by 

Ralph Dawson

Art Direction by 

John Hughes

Set Decoration by 

Fred M. MacLean ... (as Fred MacLean)

Costume Design by 

Orry-Kelly

Makeup Department 

Perc Westmore ... makeup artist
Gordon Bau ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Jesse Hibbs ... assistant director

Sound Department 

Robert B. Lee ... sound
Nathan Levinson ... special effects sound

Special Effects by 

Lawrence W. Butler ... special effects
John Crouse ... special effects
Paul Detlefsen ... special effects
Edward Linden ... special effects

Visual Effects by 

Chesley Bonestell ... matte artist (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Eugene Joseff ... jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

James Leicester ... montage
Don Siegel ... montage

Music Department 

Leo F. Forbstein ... musical director
Bernhard Kaun ... orchestrator (as Bernard Kaun)
Murray Cutter ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Hugo Friedhofer ... orchestral arrangements (uncredited)
Max Steiner ... conductor (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Herschel Daugherty ... dialogue director
Dwight Franklin ... technical advisor
Dick Lemen ... technical advisor

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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