Hal Holbrook in the CBS Television network special Mark Twain tonight! / produced by David Susskind ; directed by Paul Bogart ; production created & adapted by Hal Holbrook ; Vining Productions, Inc.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Main Author:	Holbrook, Hal (Creator, Adapter, Performer)
Corporate Authors:	Vining Productions Kultur International Films CBS Television Network
Other Authors:	Susskind, David, 1920-1987 (Producer) Bogart, Paul (Director)
Language:	English
Published:	West Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, [1999, ©1967]
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Drama. Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Parodies, imitations, etc. One-person shows (Performing arts) Televised performances. Filmed performances. Drama. Parodies, imitations, etc. Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910.
Genre:	Drama. Parodies, imitations, etc. Televised performances. Filmed performances.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Mark Twain tonight.
Format:	Video DVD

Contents:

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.