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The Adventures of Mark Twain ()

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The dramatized life of immortal humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, from his days as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River until his death in 1910 shortly after Halley's Comet returned.
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Cast

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain
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Olivia Langdon Clemens
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J.B. Pond
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Steve Gillis
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Oxford Chancellor
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Bret Harte
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Charles Langdon (as Bill Henry)
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Horace E. Bixby - Riverboat Captain
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Jervis Langdon
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Clara Clemens
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Joe Goodwin - Editor
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Billings - Enterprise Typesetter
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Mrs. Langdon
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Pickpocket (uncredited)
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Secretary (uncredited)
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Worried Buffalo Merchant (uncredited)
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Susie Clemens (uncredited)
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Elderly Woman (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
Brandon Beach ...
Ceremony Spectator (uncredited)
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George (uncredited)
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Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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Boy (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
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Captain of 'Queen of Dixie' (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
Jackie Brown ...
Samuel Clemens - age 12 (uncredited)
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Passenger (uncredited)
Viola Callahan ...
Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Burr Caruth ...
Oliver Wendell Holmes (uncredited)
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Joker at Train Station (uncredited)
Davison Clark ...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (uncredited)
James Conaty ...
Man in Audience (uncredited)
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Frog-Jumping Contest Judge (uncredited)
Carol Coombs ...
Young Clara Clemens (uncredited)
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Town Citizen (uncredited)
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Riverboat Captain / Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
Oliver Cross ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Houghton (uncredited)
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Toy Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Earle S. Dewey ...
Southerner (uncredited)
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Comet-Watcher (uncredited)
Hazel Dohlman ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Dennis Donnelly ...
Baby (uncredited)
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Editor (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
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Townswoman (uncredited)
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Townsman who challenges Mr. Lake / Laughing man in speech audience (uncredited)
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Prospector (uncredited)
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Man in Audience (uncredited)
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Hardy (uncredited)
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Chinese Man (uncredited)
Rosina Galli ...
Italian Nurse (uncredited)
Jack Gardner ...
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Gargan ...
Townsman (uncredited)
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Orion Clemens (uncredited)
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Ship's Bouncer (uncredited)
Mildred Gover ...
Black Woman (uncredited)
Jessica Grayson ...
Housekeeper (uncredited)
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Steam Room Chief (uncredited)
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Crew Chief (uncredited)
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Man with Mule (uncredited)
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Politician (uncredited)
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Dinner Guest (uncredited)
George Haywood ...
Englishman (uncredited)
Robert Herrick ...
English Boy (uncredited)
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John Greenleaf Whittier (uncredited)
Gene Holland ...
Huckleberry Finn (uncredited)
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Drunken Guest (uncredited)
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Man at Reception (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Riverboat Southerner (uncredited)
George Humbert ...
Townsman (uncredited)
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Ralph Waldo Emerson (uncredited)
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British Reporter (uncredited)
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Jane Clemens (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson ...
Boy in Frog-Jumping Scene (uncredited)
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Samuel Clemens - age 15 (uncredited)
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Pilot House Guest (uncredited)
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River-Rafter (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Higgins (uncredited)
Richard Kipling ...
Englshman (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Boy (uncredited)
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Young Oxford Celebrant (uncredited)
Billy Lechner ...
English Boy (uncredited)
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Henry H. Rogers (uncredited)
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Man in Audience (uncredited)
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Man in Audience (uncredited)
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Prospector (uncredited)
Thomas Martin ...
Oxford Professor (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
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Pilot House Guest (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy ...
Prospector (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Comet-Watcher (uncredited)
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Cub Pilot (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
John 'Skins' Miller ...
Cross-Eyed Man (uncredited)
Michael Miller ...
Tom Sawyer (uncredited)
Gloria Moore ...
Young Susie Clemens (uncredited)
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British Observer (uncredited)
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Pilot House Guest (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
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Boss Deck Hand (uncredited)
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Carriage Driver (uncredited)
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Captain's Aide (uncredited)
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Lee Griggs (uncredited)
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Pilot House Guest (uncredited)
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English Boy (uncredited)
Frank Pharr ...
Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
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Paige (uncredited)
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Clemens' Servant (uncredited)
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Comet-Watcher (uncredited)
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Doctor in Elmira (uncredited)
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Young Lady (uncredited)
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Jones (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
Charlene Salerno ...
Young Jean Clemens (uncredited)
Cliff Saum ...
Prospector (uncredited)
Francis Sayles ...
Englishman (uncredited)
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Rudyard Kipling (uncredited)
George Sherwood ...
Prospector (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
Emmett Smith ...
Repeater (uncredited)
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Telegrapher (uncredited)
Frederick Spencer ...
Jim (uncredited)
Count Stefenelli ...
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Black Woman (uncredited)
Joyce Tucker ...
Jean (uncredited)
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Assistant Editor (uncredited)
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Katie Leary (uncredited)
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Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Charles Waldron ...
Dr. Quintard (uncredited)
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Southerner (uncredited)
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Yokel (uncredited)
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Barber (uncredited)
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Stoker (uncredited)
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Judge John Marshall Clemens (uncredited)
Lottie Williams ...
Lady in Audience (uncredited)
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Ben Lake (uncredited)
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Young Lady (uncredited)
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William Dean Howells (uncredited)
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Bixby's Depth-Caller (uncredited)
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Gambler (uncredited)

Directed by

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Irving Rapper

Written by

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Alan Le May ... (screen play by)
 
Alan Le May ... (adaptation by) and
Harold M. Sherman ... (adaptation by)
 
Harry Chandlee ... (additional dialogue)
 
Harold M. Sherman ... (play "Mark Twain")

Produced by

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Julius Evans ... associate producer
Jesse L. Lasky ... producer
Jack L. Warner ... executive producer

Music by

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Max Steiner

Cinematography by

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Sol Polito ... director of photography
Lawrence W. Butler ... (uncredited)
James Leicester ... (uncredited)
Edward Linden ... (uncredited)
Don Siegel ... (uncredited)

Editing by

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Ralph Dawson

Editorial Department

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James Leicester ... montage
Don Siegel ... montage

Art Direction by

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John Hughes

Set Decoration by

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Fred M. MacLean ... (as Fred MacLean)

Costume Design by

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Orry-Kelly

Makeup Department

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Perc Westmore ... makeup artist
Gordon Bau ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jesse Hibbs ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Robert B. Lee ... sound
Nathan Levinson ... special effects sound

Special Effects by

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Lawrence W. Butler ... special effects
John Crouse ... special effects
Paul Detlefsen ... special effects
Edward Linden ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Chesley Bonestell ... matte artist (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leo F. Forbstein ... musical director
Bernhard Kaun ... orchestrator (as Bernard Kaun)
Murray Cutter ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Hugo Friedhofer ... orchestral arrangements (uncredited)
Max Steiner ... conductor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Herschel Daugherty ... dialogue director
Dwight Franklin ... technical advisor
Dick Lemen ... technical advisor

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

He was a riverboat pilot, newspaper reporter, penniless prospector, would-be entrepreneur, loving family man, world traveler, pomposity burster and raconteur. Then he passed away on April 21, 1910 at age 75 shorty after Halley's Comet returned as he predicted. This turns out that the man who created adventures for Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and a Connecticut Yankee led a mighty adventurous life himself. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) said, "Truth is a very valuable thing. I believe we should be economical with it." And that sets the tone for what follows: a biography about the immortal humorist's life from Hannibal boyhood to Big River exploits to global literary lion and more. Written by Michael Crew

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Taglines 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! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Les aventures de Mark Twain (France)
  • Die Abenteuer Mark Twains (Germany)
  • Mark Twains Abenteuer (Germany)
  • Las aventuras de Mark Twain (Spain)
  • Las aventuras de Mark Twain (Argentina)
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  • 130 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The scene in which Clemens receives an honorary degree from Oxford University in 1907 was the re-creation of an event that C. Aubrey Smith, who plays the Oxford chancellor, actually witnessed. See more »
Goofs The film first shows Mark Twain wearing his famous white suit as the author speaks to his wife Livy, while she is on her deathbed. Twain began wearing the suit only after he had finished mourning his wife's death, at which time he swore he would wear only white for the rest of his life. (Michael Shelden recounted this in the opening of his biography, "Mark Twain: Man in White -- The Grand Adventure of His Final Years.") See more »
Movie Connections Features They Died with Their Boots On (1941). See more »
Quotes Mark Twain: Ladies and gentlemen, William Shakespeare, the greatest author in the English language is dead.....and I feel far from well myself.
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