Film
Mark Twain Tonight!
United States- Director
- Paul Bogart
- Year
- 1967
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".
Top cast
Directed by
Paul Bogart
Written by
Hal Holbrook
Produced by
Don Silverman, David Susskind