"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is a 1955
CBS TV film adaptation of
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...
's 1884
novel of the same name, starring Charles Taylor in the title role. It was directed by Herbert B. Swope Jr. It aired on September 1, 1955 as the Season 2 premiere of the anthology program ''
Climax!''.
Plot summary
Cast
The following actors received screen credit for their performances:
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Thomas Mitchell as Old Man Finn
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Elizabeth Patterson as Aunt Polly
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John Carradine as The Duke
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Walter Catlett as The Dauphin
* Charles Taylor as Huck Finn
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Minor Watson
Minor Watson (December 22, 1889 – July 28, 1965) was a prominent character actor. He appeared in 111 movies made between 1913 and 1956. His credits included '' Boys Town'' (1938), ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' (1942), ''Kings Row'' (1942), '' Guada ...
as Judge Thatcher
* Bobby Hyatt as Tom Sawyer
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Denise Alexander as Mary Jane Wilks
* Katharine Warren as Widow Douglas
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Saul Gorss as Injun Joe
William Lundigan hosted the broadcast.
Production
Martin Manulis
Martin Ellyot Manulis (May 30, 1915 – September 28, 2007) was an American television, film, and theatre producer. Manulis was best known for his work in the 1950s producing the CBS Television programs ''Suspense'', '' Studio One Summer Theatre' ...
was the producer and Herbert Swope Jr. the director. The teleplay was adapted for ''Climax!'' by DeWitt Bodeen based on the novel by
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...
. Robert Tyler Lee and
Albert Heschong provided the art direction.
See also
* List of films featuring slavery
References
External links
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1955 American television episodes
American television films
Films based on Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Television anthology episodes
Television shows based on works by Mark Twain
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