The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960 film)
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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 |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,357,000[1] |
| Box office | $2,750,000[1][2] |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a 1960 American film directed by Michael Curtiz. Based on the famous Mark Twain novel of the same name, it was the third sound film version of the story and the second filmed by MGM. The film was the first adaptation of Huckleberry Finn to be filmed in CinemaScope and Technicolor. It starred Eddie Hodges as Huck and former boxer Archie Moore as the runaway slave, Jim. Tony Randall also appeared in the film (and got top billing), and Buster Keaton had a bit role in what proved to be his final film for his old studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Neville Brand portrayed Huck's alcoholic father, Pap Finn.
Some scenes in the film were shot on the Sacramento River, which doubled for the Mississippi River.
Plot summary
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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.[3]
Cast
- Eddie Hodges as Huckleberry Finn
- Archie Moore as Jim
- Patty McCormack as Joanna Wilkes
- Neville Brand as Pap Finn
- Tony Randall as The King of France
- 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
- Harry Dean Stanton as Slave Catcher
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.[1]
Comic book adaption
- Dell Four Color #1114 (July 1960)[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) – Articles. TCM.com. Retrieved on 2017-08-23.
- ^ "Dell Four Color #1114". Grand Comics Database.
- ^ Dell Four Color #1114 at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn at IMDb
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn at AllMovie
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn at the TCM Movie Database
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