I believe this is it: The Adventures of Mark Twain 1944 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp18rJierpA> Charlie Cogar Louisiana Missouri On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 9:10 PM Carl J. Chimi <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I just finished watching the 1942 biopic starring Fredric March and Alexis > Smith. It's probably been close to 25 years since I saw it. Back then, > even though I was familiar with the chronology and many of the details of > Clemens' life, it made me happy just to see him represented on screen by > such a fine actor, and to see many of the real and legendary events of his > live portrayed with loving detail and sentimental devotion. > > > > This time around, I found myself much more critical of the whole thing. I > understand much of the context of the time it was made, and the facts that > Clara was still very much alive and that she and a trust controlled to a > large extent the image and works of her father. I also understand the need > to tell his life as a story covering 74 years of a variegated career in > about two hours. I also have a rudimentary sense of how Americans > perceived > Mark Twain in the early 1940s. But, man, did the filmmakers HAVE to > deviate > so much from the perpendicular truth to tell a great story? Isn't the real > story one of the most interesting, one of the most quintessential in > American history, second maybe only to Lincoln's? > > > > I'm curious to know if this film has ever been the subject of research. > Just > listing the places where it presents the facts incorrectly would be an > article, never mind the more subjective listing of people whose characters > are portrayed as caricatures or stereotypes. > > > > Anyone know of any writings specifically about this movie? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Carl >