A teenaged Mark Twain travels to the American West during the "Gold Rush" days in search of fortune and his destiny.
Acting
James Garner's narration is warm buttered toast for your ears.
Practical Effects
Genuine 2002 TV budget Western sets, charmingly scrappy.
Writing
Twain's actual wit sprinkled throughout like gold dust.
Director
Charles Martin Smith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Charles Martin Smith also played the nerdy accountant in 'The Untouchables'—he knows underdogs.
This adapts Twain's actual semi-autobiographical travelogue, making his exaggerations canonically part of the story.
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