Mississippi methods. They work too. - Yeah.

Description: The dramatized life of immortal humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, from his days as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River until his death in 1910 shortly after Halley's Comet returned.

Cast:
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain: Fredric March
Olivia Langdon Clemens: Alexis Smith
J.B. Pond: Donald Crisp
Steve Gillis: Alan Hale
Oxford Chancellor: C. Aubrey Smith
Bret Harte: John Carradine
Charles Langdon: William Henry
Horace E. Bixby - Riverboat Captain: Robert Barrat
Jervis Langdon: Walter Hampden
Clara Clemens: Joyce Reynolds
Joe Goodwin - Editor: Whitford Kane
Billings - Enterprise Typesetter: Percy Kilbride
Mrs. Langdon: Nana Bryant
Pickpocket: Ernie Adams
Young Susie Clemens: Gloria Ann Crawford
Secretary: Hooper Atchley
Worried Buffalo Merchant: Arthur Aylesworth
Susie Clemens: Lynn Baggett
Elderly Woman: Viola Callahan
Audience Member: Bhogwan Singh
Ceremony Spectator: Brandon Beach
George: Willie Best
Dinner Guest: Sam Harris
Boy: Bobby Larson
Miner: Bill Edwards
Captain of 'Queen of Dixie': Monte Blue
Townsman: Robert Milasch
Samuel Clemens - age 12: Jackie Brown
Passenger: Bob Burns
Oliver Wendell Holmes: Burr Caruth
Joker at Train Station: Wheaton Chambers
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Davison Clark
Man in Audience: Wilbur Mack
Frog-Jumping Contest Judge: Chester Conklin
Young Clara Clemens: Carol Coombs
Town Citizen: Lloyd Corrigan
Riverboat Captain: Joseph Crehan
Houghton: Frank Dae
Toy Store Proprietor: Frank Darien
Southerner: Eddy Waller
Comet-Watcher: George Reed
Baby: Dennis Donnelly
Editor: Roland Drew
Townswoman: Sarah Edwards
Townsman who challenges Mr. Lake: Dick Elliott
Prospector: George Sherwood
Hardy: Ross Ford
Chinese Man: Willie Fung
Italian Nurse: Rosina Galli
Orion Clemens: Russell Gleason
Ship's Bouncer: William Gould
Black Woman: Libby Taylor
Housekeeper: Jessica Grayson
Steam Room Chief: William Haade
Crew Chief: Frank Hagney
Man with Mule: Creighton Hale
Politician: Thurston Hall
Englishman: Francis Sayles
English Boy: Charles Peck
John Greenleaf Whittier: Harry Hilliard
Huckleberry Finn: Gene Holland
Drunken Guest: Harry Holman
Man at Reception: Stuart Holmes
Policeman: Robert Homans
Riverboat Southerner: Olin Howland
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Brandon Hurst
British Reporter: Charles Irwin
Jane Clemens: Kay Johnson
Boy in Frog-Jumping Scene: Payne B. Johnson
Samuel Clemens - age 15: Dickie Jones
Pilot House Guest: Paul Panzer
River-Rafter: Fred Kelsey
Higgins: Victor Kilian
Englshman: Richard Kipling
Young Oxford Celebrant: Peter Lawford
Henry H. Rogers: George Lessey
Oxford Professor: Thomas Martin
Cub Pilot: Sammy McKim
Cross-Eyed Man: John 'Skins' Miller
Tom Sawyer: Michael Miller
Girl: Penny Moore
British Observer: Edmund Mortimer
Boss Deck Hand: Paul Newlan
Carriage Driver: Frank O'Connor
Captain's Aide: Pat O'Malley
Lee Griggs: Bud Osborne
Stagecoach Passenger: Frank Pharr
Paige: Francis Pierlot
Cowboy: Lee Powell
Clemens' Servant: Lillian Randolph
Doctor in Elmira: Frank Reicher
Young Lady: Joan Winfield
Jones: Christian Rub
Young Jean Clemens: Charlene Salerno
Rudyard Kipling: Paul Scardon
Repeater: Emmett Smith
Telegrapher: Walter Soderling
Jim: Frederick Spencer
Ship Passenger: Count Stefenelli
Jean: Joyce Tucker
Assistant Editor: Harry Tyler
Katie Leary: Dorothy Vaughan
Shopkeeper: Sailor Vincent
Dr. Quintard: Charles Waldron
Yokel: Lee 'Lasses' White
Barber: Leo White
Stoker: Ernest Whitman
Judge John Marshall Clemens: Frank Wilcox
Lady in Audience: Lottie Williams
Ben Lake: Norman Willis
William Dean Howells: Douglas Wood
Bixby's Depth-Caller: Harry Woods
Gambler: Harry Worth

Written by: Alan Le May, Harold M. Sherman, Harry Chandlee

Director: Irving Rapper

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Release date: 22 Jul 1944