The Adventures of Mark Twain

"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 !"

1944 2h 10m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 11

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Synopsis

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A dramatised life of Samuel Langhorn Clemens, or Mark Twain.

“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 !”

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Cast

Fredric March
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (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
Robert Barrat
Horace E. Bixby, Riverboat Captain
Walter Hampden
Jervis Langdon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Irving Rapper
Writers: Alan Le May
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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82 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Irving Rapper, shot by Sol Polito. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Max Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ralph Dawson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Fredric March and Alexis Smith and Donald Crisp carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "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 !".

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The take

Irving Rapper directs. Sol Polito behind the camera. Max Steiner scores. Ralph Dawson cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
282 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Irving Rapper, shot by Sol Polito. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Max Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ralph Dawson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Fredric March and Alexis Smith and Donald Crisp carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "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 !".
9IMDB entry: tt0036582 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.