The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960 film) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn Jr. |
| Written by | Novel: Mark Twain |
| Screenplay by | James Lee |
| Starring | Eddie Hodges Archie Moore Tony Randall Neville Brand |
| Music by | Jerome Moross |
| Cinematography | Ted D. McCord |
| Editing by | Fredric Steinkamp |
| Studio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Formosa Productions, Inc. |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
| Release date(s) | August 3, 1960 (U.S.) |
| Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,357,000 |
| Money made | $2,750,000 |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a 1960 American drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. Based on the 1884 novel of the same name by Mark Twain, it was the third sound film version of the story and the second filmed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was the first adaptation of Huckleberry Finn to be filmed in CinemaScope and Technicolor. It stars Eddie Hodges as Huck and former boxer Archie Moore as the runaway slave Jim. Tony Randall also appeared in the film (and received top billing), and Buster Keaton had a bit role in what proved to be his final film for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, his former studio. Neville Brand portrayed Pap Finn, Huck's alcoholic father.
Some scenes in the film were shot on the Sacramento River, which doubled for the Mississippi River.
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Plot summary
In the pre-Civil War South, Huck escapes his brutal, criminal father by taking to the Mississippi River with a fugitive slave Jim. They have several adventures on their way to attempt to gain Jim's freedom.
Cast
- Eddie Hodges as Huckleberry Finn
- Archie Moore as Jim
- Tony Randall as The King of France
- Patty McCormack as Joanna Wilkes
- Neville Brand as Pap Finn
- Mickey Shaughnessy as The Duke
- Judy Canova as Sheriff's Wife
- Andy Devine as Mr. Carmody
- Sherry Jackson as Mary Jane Wilkes
- Buster Keaton as Lion Tamer
- Finlay Currie as Capt. Sellers
- Josephine Hutchinson as Widow Douglas
- Parley Baer as Grangeford Man
- John Carradine as Slave Catcher
- Royal Dano as Sheriff of Harlan
- Dean Stanton as Slave Catcher
- Dolores Hawkins as Riverboat Singer
Box office
According to MGM records the film earned $1,950,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $800,000 elsewhere, resulting in a net loss of $99,000.
Comic book adaptiaton
- Dell Four Color #1114 (July 1960)
