The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Director: Michael Curtiz

Overview

This all-star filmization of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn surgically removes the sociological subtext of Mark Twain's novel. The emphasis is on the adventuresome escapades of Huck and fugitive slave Jim, and on the comic elements inherent in the characters of the King and the Duke.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/07/2014
UPC:	0888574098681
Original Release:	1960
Rating:	TV-PG
Language:	English
Time:	1:47:00
Sales rank:	6,804

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Eddie Hodges	Actor
Archie Moore	Actor
Tony Randall	Actor
Patty McCormack	Actor
Neville Brand	Pap
Mickey Shaughnessy	The Duke
Andy Devine	Mr. Carmody
Buster Keaton	Lion Tamer
Finlay Currie	Captain Sellers
Josephine Hutchinson	Widow Douglas
Judy Canova	Sheriff's Wife
Parley Baer	Grangerford Man
John Carradine	Slave Catcher
Royal Dano	Sheriff
Dolores Hawkins	River Boat Singer
Sterling Holloway	Barber
Harry Dean Stanton	Slave Catcher
Minerva Urecal	Miss Watson
Jerome Moross	Composer
Sherry Jackson	Mary Jane
Mack Chandler	Man at Circus
Fred Coby	Sheriff
Henry Corden	Mate
Eddie Fetherston	Townsman
Roy Glenn	Drayman
Fred Kohler Jr.	Mate

Technical Credits

James Lee

James Lee	Screenwriter
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.	Producer
A. Arnold Gillespie	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

Mark Twain's masterpiece certainly has been adapted more faithfully than it is in this handsome film, directed with a sure hand by Michael Curtiz (The Adventures of Robin Hood). Still, it is a memorable ride, thanks to a supporting cast of venerable character actors (including Tony Randall, Buster Keaton, Sterling Holloway, and Andy Devine) and the compelling friendship between runaways Huck (Eddie Hodges) and Jim (boxing champion Archie Moore). Hodges’s Huck, seeking "uncharted waters," seems more like one of the Little Rascals than the rough-and-tumble adventurer of Twain's novel. Moore though, as the runaway slave, is superb, giving this powerful story heart and resonance. The film is rated G, but scenes involving Huck's abusive, alcoholic father (not to mention spare use of the n-word) may be too intense for younger viewers.