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Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302922967
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC
ISBN: 6302922968
Label: MGM (Warner)
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 130 minutes
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: July 22, 1944
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Good Twain Bio for forties Hollywood
I especially enjoyed the early scenes which were wonderful and seeing Twain on the riverboat was thrilling. For a forties Hollywood bio, this film does remarkably well. There are factual errors here and there but on the whole, it was a pleasant surprise to see that they got much of it right. I've read that his daughter Clara was a consultant on this movie. Of course it also contained a typically overly sentimental death scene which all films of that era included. I've only been able to see this movie ... Read More
Rating:  - Typical Forties Biography
Fredric March stars as the famous writer, who despite all the honours that would come his way, had the mud of the Mississippi River stuck between his toes and never got past the plain spoken humour and truth that were a part of him, whether the academics appreciated it or not. The film spans his whole life, taking highlights from various points and tying them together with his famous works and quotations often associated with him. March is quite good in the role, a challenge given the impression everyone ... Read More
Rating: - PLEASANT NOSTALGIA.
Twain was someone who lived a full life in his 75 years. He was a Mississippi riverboat man in his early years, and he experimented with gold mining in California. As a writer of growing stature, he courted and won the well-bred Olivia Langdon who traveled with Twain around the world. Twain was in deep bankruptcy after publishing disasters and he became exhausted by work in order to clear his debts. Entertainment derives from Twain's epigrams and comments on humankind; in later years, he became a kind of performing ... Read More
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