The Adventures of Mark Twain

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The Adventures of Mark Twain

Released May 3, 1944

2h 10m

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This biopic tells the story of how Samuel Clemens (Fredric March) became the renowned author Mark Twain. Growing up in the 1830s in Hannibal, Miss., Clemens works as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River. After he finds a picture of a beautiful girl (Alexis Smith) and vows to marry her, he quits his job and travels to Nevada in search of gold with his friend Steve (Alan Hale). In the midst of the Civil War, Clemens begins writing prolifically, thus beginning his famed career.

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Jose Maria Santos

Cine-Mundial

Fredric March has done a wonderful study of the humorist. [Full review in Spanish]

Sep 17, 2019

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Bearing strong physical resemblance to the character, Fredric March gives a solid performance in this overly long, episodic and simplified biopicture of the famed novelist.

Rated: B-

May 4, 2010

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Dennis Schwartz

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Solid but conventional biopic.

Rated: C+

Oct 23, 2007

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Steve Crum

Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

Loving, beautifully photographed tribute to Twain with stellar March performance.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 7, 2006

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David K

Properly sanitized, this movie is one that gives you exactly what you want from the guy. That's okay in this instance because the good outweighs the bad and makes for an enjoyable time. That's all that it's supposed to do.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/11/23

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Audience Member

A biopic is certainly a picture but whether it's also a bio is usually debatable. In this case, some of the scenes in the movie approximate events in Sam Clemens' life, but how close Fredrick March comes to capturing the essence of Clemens' personality is anybody's guess. However, this is an big entertaining teddy bear of a movie, with a superior cast and a lovely, somewhat true story well told.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

Amazing. Mark Twain was one of our greatest writers, and Fredric March is perhaps America's best actor ever (stage and movies)! Solid and excellent.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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s r

It has its moments, but a bit over the top.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Though it is overlong and gets boring at times it serves as an excellent tribute to one of the greatest American authors. Fredric March was perfectly cast and was outstanding in portraying Mark Twain. (First and only viewing - 4/28/2016)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

I love this movie. I'm not sure what others mean by "too long", I could have watched it all day. Sure it is a little syrupy in places but basically, it is a wonderful movie to share with the family and something that will stay in your heart and mind.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Irving Rapper

Director

Fredric March

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Alexis Smith

Olivia Langdon Clemens

Donald Crisp

J.B. Pond

Alan Hale

Steve Gillis

C. Aubrey Smith

Oxford Chancellor

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Synopsis

This biopic tells the story of how Samuel Clemens (Fredric March) became the renowned author Mark Twain. Growing up in the 1830s in Hannibal, Miss., Clemens works as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River. After he finds a picture of a beautiful girl (Alexis Smith) and vows to marry her, he quits his job and travels to Nevada in search of gold with his friend Steve (Alan Hale). In the midst of the Civil War, Clemens begins writing prolifically, thus beginning his famed career.

Director: Irving Rapper
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 3, 1944, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 22, 2009
Runtime: 2h 10m

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