THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN

Fredric March, Alexis Smith, Donald Crisp

MGM/UA; Directed by Irving Rapper

B & W; Not Rated; 130 minutes; 1944

Fredric March gives an exceptional performance as the nineteenth-century writer-humorist, and director Irving Rapper's set pieces demonstrate a strong feeling for America's colorful past. Particularly evocative are the splendid Mississippi riverboat scenes and a gala New York literary dinner.