7.3

Mark Twain Tonight!

Name: Mark Twain Tonight!
Director: Paul Bogart
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1967-03-06T00:00:00.000000Z
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Hal Holbrook

19671h 18m

ComedyDrama

Overview

Recreating the one-man show he starred in on Broadway, Hal Holbrook portrays Mark Twain as a 70-year old humorist who skewers politicians, newspapermen and so-called patriots in this 90 minute monologue. Holbrook adapted Twain's own words for a commentary on slavery, religion and politics, mixing the satire with comic yarns about life on the Mississippi and a very effective ghost story. The show's highlight are the lengthy passages from "Huckleberry Finn".