Jan 3, 2010

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Media Adaptations

In the 1930s, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was adapted twice as a black-and-white film under the title Huckleberry Finn, once in 1931 by director Norman Taurog for Paramount, and then in 1939 by MGM. The latter is the most famous of the novel's adaptations. It was directed by Richard Thorpe and starred Mickey Rooney as Huck and Rex Ingram as Jim. The 1939 film is available on video from MGM/UA Home Entertainment.
An adaptation of the novel was produced for the "Climax" television program in 1954 by CBS. It starred Thomas...