Mark Twain Tonight! (1967) (TV)

Director:

Paul Bogart

Writers:

Release Date:

6 March 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Mark Twain | Mississippi River | Missouri | Anti War | Ghost Story

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations

Cast

Hal Holbrook

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Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)

Runtime:

USA:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Vining Productions

Trivia:

Although Hal Holbrook has been performing his Tony award winning one-man show of "Mark Twain Tonight" for over 55 years (2009), this Emmy Award winning presentation was the only time it was nationally televised.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mark Twain: Ladies and gentlemen, I'm always sorry to have my name mentioned as one of the great authors, because they all have such a sad habit of dying off. Chaucer is dead; so is Milton, and so is Shakespeare. And I'm not feeling very well myself. I was born modest, but it wore off.

Fabulous!

Hal Holbrook's greatest work. A one-man show in which Holbrook becomes Twain. If this gets people to read more Twain (which everyone should) it's done its job. One of the best things broadcast TV ever did.