Hal Holbrook in the CBS Television network special Mark Twain tonight! [videorecording] / produced by David Susskind ; directed by Paul Bogart ; production created & adapted by Hal Holbrook ; Vining Productions, Inc.
Material type: FilmPublisher number: D1891 | KulturPublication details: West Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, [1999, c1967]Description: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:- 0769718914
- 9780769718910
- Mark Twain tonight
- Produced by David Susskind ; directed by Paul Bogart.
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Adult DVD | Main Library | DVD | 818.409 H157 | Available | 33111008279081 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Recorded in March 1967, this performance captures Hal Holbrook's amazing portrayal of one of America's greatest author's, Mark Twain. Holbrook, who memorized more than 14 hours of Twain's material, becomes the legendary character for 90 minutes with only a white suit, white hair and mustache, a lectern, and that signature cigar. One of the best television performances ever captured on film, this one-man show has lasted for over 40 years. ~ Heather M. Fierst, Rovi
Material adapted by Hal Holbrook through the courtesy of the Estate of Samuel L. Clemens.
Whiskey-train-long dog -- Smoke rings -- Half a gallon -- The water closet -- Reporter & Congress -- His grandfather's old ram -- A hymn book -- The silent lie -- Huck & Jim -- Lower than the angels -- Lynching -- The creator's pet -- Ghost story -- Hannibal boyhood -- Piloting at sunrise -- Gold rush -- 70th escape & Satan -- Mary Ann.
Produced by David Susskind ; directed by Paul Bogart.
Hal Holbrook.
Originally broadcast as a CBS Television Network special on March 6, 1967.
Hal Holbrook's landmark one-man show is most startling in the freshness of Twain's stinging commentary on politics, the art of lying, religion, patriotism, slavery and man's notion that he is the Creator's pet.
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