Summary
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.
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
| Written by | Novel: Mark Twain |
| Screenplay by | James Lee |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn Jr. |
| Starring | Eddie Hodges Archie Moore Tony Randall Neville Brand |
| Cinematography | Ted D. McCord |
| Edited by | Fredric Steinkamp |
| Music by | Jerome Moross |
Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Formosa Productions, Inc. |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc.[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,357,000[2] |
| Box office | $2,750,000[2][3] |
Some scenes in the film were shot on the Sacramento River, which doubled for the Mississippi River.
Plot edit
Cast edit
- 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 edit
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.[2]
Comic book adaptation edit
- Dell Four Color #1114 (July 1960)[4][5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn at the American Film Institute Catalog
- ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study
- ^ US and Canada figures see – "Rental Potentials of 1960", Variety, 4 January 1961 p 47.
- ^ "Dell Four Color #1114". Grand Comics Database.
- ^ Dell Four Color #1114 at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links edit
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn at IMDb
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn at AllMovie
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn at the TCM Movie Database
