The Adventures of Mark Twain

Jul 20, 1944

2h 10m

★ 6.6

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 !

Overview

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

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain)

Fredric March

Olivia Langdon Clemens

Alexis Smith

J.B. Pond

Donald Crisp

Steve Gillis

Alan Hale

Oxford Chancellor

C. Aubrey Smith

Bret Harte

John Carradine

Horace E. Bixby, Riverboat Captain

Robert Barrat

Jervis Langdon

Walter Hampden

Clara Clemens

Joyce Reynolds

Charles Langdon

William Henry

Dr. Quintard (uncredited)

Charles Waldron

Butler

Willie Best

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