The Adventures of Mark Twain
Summary:
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 INSPIRATIO... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Fredric March - (Mark Twain)
Alexis Smith - (Olivia Langdon)
Donald Crisp - (J.B. Pond)
Alan Hale - (Steve Gillis)
C. Aubrey Smith - (Oxford Chancellor)
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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, ... Continue >>
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