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Writers:
Mark Twain (novel)
James Lee (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 August 1960 (USA) more
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Huckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Tony Randall ... The King of France
Archie Moore ... Jim
Eddie Hodges ... Huckleberry Finn

Patty McCormack ... Joanna Wilkes
Neville Brand ... Pap Finn
Mickey Shaughnessy ... The Duke
Judy Canova ... Sheriff's wife
Andy Devine ... Mr. Carmody
Sherry Jackson ... Mary Jane Wilkes

Buster Keaton ... Lion Tamer
Finlay Currie ... Capt. Sellers
Josephine Hutchinson ... Widow Douglas
Parley Baer ... Grangeford man
John Carradine ... Slave catcher
Royal Dano ... Harlan, Sheriff
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
107 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
South Korea:All | West Germany:6 (f) | USA:Approved (certificate #19461) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-8 | Norway:7

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The four songs included in the film were originally intended for an M-G-M Technicolor musical version of "Huckleberry Finn" which was supposed to have been filmed in 1952, but was never made. It was supposed to have starred Dean Stockwell as Huck, William Warfield (fresh from his triumph as Joe in Show Boat (1951)) as Jim, and Gene Kelly and Danny Kaye as the two con men. more
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Anachronisms: Just before Huck and Jim jump off the riverboat, Huck puts on his pants. We hear a "snap" as he snaps his pants. He then zips up his zipper. Neither snap fasteners or zippers were in use at the time (1851). more
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4 out of 14 people found the following review useful.
Pure Rubbish, 25 May 2004
Author: thesyxxpac from USA

This is yet another fine example of how Hollywood can take a great story and destroy it. Huck Finn is arguably the greatest novel ever written by an American author. While at times using direct quotes from the book this movie has the story all out of chronological order when it actually uses something from the book. When not getting the events out of order or changing them altogether (Huck's conversation with the Sheriff's wife)the screen play invents them (The king and duke on the riverboat and Huck steering the boat while talking with the captain). The worst thing about this movie is the completely fabricated ending. Anyone who has read the book will quickly recognize the discrepancies between the movie and the book. The movie is filled with great scenery and the cast does a fine job. However, it should be against the law to use Mark Twain or Huckleberry Finn's name in this movie.

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