- Director:
Michael Curtiz
- AMG Rating:
- Genre: Adventure
- Movie Type: Family-Oriented Adventure
- Themes: Runaways, Mischievous Children
- Main Cast: Tony Randall, Eddie Hodges, Archie Moore, Patty McCormack, Neville Brand
- Release Year: 1960
- Country: US
- Run Time: 107 minutes
Plot
MGM's all-star 1960 filmization of
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn surgically removes the sociological subtext of Mark Twain's novel in the interests of "entertainment for the whole family." The emphasis is on the adventuresome escapades of Huck (
Eddie Hodges) and fugitive slave Jim (played by boxing champ Archie Moore), and on the comic elements inherent in the characters of the King (
Tony Randall) and the Duke (
Mickey Shaughnessy). In the manner of Around the World in 80 Days, every role is filled by a "name" actor: featured in the cast are
Judy Canova,
Andy Devine,
Buster Keaton,
Sterling Holloway,
Finlay Currie,
Josephine Hutchinson and
John Carradine. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
Mickey Shaughnessy -
The Duke;
Judy Canova -
Sheriff's wife;
Andy Devine -
Mr. Carmody;
Sherry Jackson -
Mary Jane;
Buster Keaton -
Lion tamer;
Finlay Currie -
Captain Sellers;
Josephine Hutchinson -
Widow Douglas;
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
Credit
George W. Davis - Art Director, McClure Capps - Art Director, Michael Curtiz - Director, Franz Steininger - Editor, Frederic Steinkamp - Editor, Jerome Moross - Composer (Music Score), Jerome Moross - Musical Direction/Supervision, Ted D. McCord - Cinematographer, Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. - Producer, Arnold A. Gillespie - Special Effects, James Lee - Screenwriter, Mark Twain - Book Author
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