Mark Twain's 'The man that corrupted Hadleyburg'

Episode of Series “The American Short Story”.
Based on the story of the same title by Mark Twain, about a small town visited by a stranger who concocts a scheme to test the honesty of the town’s leading citizens. Stars Robert Preston, hosted by Henry Fonda.

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Credits

director

Ralph Rosenblum

producer

Christopher Lucas

production company

Perspective Films

Duration

00:39:57:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1980

Appears in

Group of items

The American Short Story

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

507033

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community - Moral and ethical aspects

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Community - Moral and ethical aspects

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Community - Moral and ethical aspects

Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Short stories

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1980

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