Robert Barrat

The life, love and genius of the United States' greatest novelist come to the screen in The Adventures of Mark Twain. Young, aspiring writer Samuel Langhorne Clemens hears the call of a riverboat hand sounding the water's depth "Mark Twain" and knows the pen name under which he will create some of the greatest works of English literature. From a frog-jumping contest that becomes his first short story, to his great American novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which captures both the limitless American spirit and the dark underside to American society, Mark Twain's life and imagination amaze, entertain and inspire people across generations and around the world.

Two sisters attempt to find their father in the French and Indian War, but soon they are captured by French soldiers, until brave rescuers aid them.

A railroad man from the city befriends a mountain girl in a Kentucky family feud.

A wandering cowboy, framed for murder, is hounded by a posse. During his search for the man who can clear him of charges, he meets up with Chapman, owner of a covered-wagon store. She comes to his aid and together they clear him of a murder charge.

After the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier faces new battles, including the elements and a Northerner carpetbagger intent on destroying him.

The nephew of the original Davy Crockett (George Montgomery) is a military scout who is responsible for the safe passage of wagon trains. However, despite his best efforts, the Indians have been successfully attacking the settlers and Crockett suspects that someone has been tipping them off.