Coming up on Saturday at the Described Movies: The Adventures of Mark Twain, and Adam’s Rib.
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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 5pm Saturday in NZ, 3pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies The Adventures of Mark Twain from 1944, and Adam’s Rib from 1949.
The Adventures of Mark Twain is a 1944 American biographical film directed by Irving Rapper and starring Fredric March as Samuel Clemens ( Mark Twain) and Alexis Smith as Twain's wife Olivia.
Produced by Warner Bros., the film was nominated for three Academy Awards, including that for Best Music for Max Steiner's score.
Irving Rapper was hesitant to direct the film but was persuaded by Hal B. Wallis.
Directed by: Irving Rapper.
Written by: Alan Le May, and Harold M. Sherman.
Produced by: Jesse L. Lasky.
Starring: Fredric March, and Alexis Smith.
Cinematography: Sol Polito.
Edited by: Ralph Dawson.
Music by: Max Steiner.
Production company: Warner Bros.
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Release date: 6 May 1944.
File Length: 130 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $1,623,000.
Box office: $2,350,000.
Adam's Rib is a 1949 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin.
It stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in court.
Judy Holliday co-stars as the third lead in her second credited movie role.
Also featured are Tom Ewell, David Wayne, and Jean Hagen.
The music was composed by Miklós Rózsa, and the song "Farewell, Amanda" was written by Cole Porter.
The film was well received upon its release and is considered a classic romantic comedy.
It ranked at No. 22 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs list.
In 1992, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Directed by: George Cukor.
Written by: Ruth Gordon, and Garson Kanin.
Produced by: Lawrence Weingarten.
Starring: Spencer Tracy, and Katharine Hepburn.
Cinematography: George J. Folsey.
Edited by: George Boemler.
Music by: Miklós Rózsa.
Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Distributed by: Loew's Inc.
Release date: 18 November 1949.
File Length: 101 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $1,728,000.
Box office: $3,947,000.
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