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The Adventures of Mark Twain

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The Adventures of Mark Twain
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NR,2hrs 10min
Genres:
Drama,Documentary
Release:
1944
Director:
Irving Rapper
Starring:
Fredric March, Alexis Smith, Donald Crisp  ...more
Synopsis: Dismissed by critics as corny and obvious in 1944, this overlong but sincere biopic looks pretty good when seen today, cliches notwithstanding. Fredric March, 47 at the time, convincingly plays American author Sam Clemens, aka Mark Twain, from his early 20s to his death at 75. In typical movie-biography fashion, every single incident that happens in Twain's life is an INSPIRATION: he hears the depth-indication call "Mark Twain" while working on a riverboat and his face lights up; he engages in a ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
The Adventures of Mark Twain is a decent biography of half of one of America's most celebrated writers -- half because it tends to present the lighter side of Mark Twain while ignoring the darker side that made him a complex and interesting person and writer. None of the bite or bile that seeps through his writing is presented on the screen, resulting in a fairly sugarcoated character that's certainly ... Full Review
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Fredric March
Mark Twain
Alexis Smith
Olivia Langdon
Donald Crisp
J.B. Pond
Alan Hale
Steve Gillis
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