Pudd'nhead Wilson

Plot

Pudd'nhead Wilson, Mark Twain's attack on racial prejudice in the guise of a mystery tale, was adapted for television in 1984 by Philip Reisman Jr. Ken Howard plays lawyer "Pudd'nhead" Wilson, so named because of his silly behavior and foolish appearance. Wilson, however, has a lot more on the ball than anyone suspects. He proves as much by unraveling a murder case that begins taking shape when mulatto slave Roxane (Lisa Hilboldt) switches her baby with one belonging to a prominent white family. Filmed on location at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, Pudd'nhead Wilson premiered January 24, 1984, on PBS television's American Playhouse. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

Tom Aldredge - Judge Driscoll; Scotty Bloch - Mrs. Driscoll; MacIntyre Dixon - Mr. Vance; Nameer El-Kadi - Angelo Cappella; Jack Hallett - Philo Bartley; Lise Hilboldt - Roxy; Alice McGill - Slave Woman; Cecilia Parker - Mrs. Howard; David Samson - Abraham Spooner; Clifford Soubier - Mr. Beckly; Steven Weber - Tom Driscoll (false); Alan J. Wendl - Lucas Dawkins; Ken Howard - Pudd'nhead Wilson; Dick Latessa - Creech; Preston Maybank - Chambers

Credit

Alan Bridges - Director, Katherine Wenning - Editor, William Perry - Executive Producer, William Perry - Composer (Music Score), Bill Groom - Production Designer, Walter Lassally - Cinematographer, Jane Iredale - Producer, Philip Reisman, Jr. - Screenwriter, Mark Twain - Book Author

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