Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River.
Directed by Richard Thorpe
based on novel or book
mississippi river
con man
raft
riverboat
escaped slave
19th century
teenage protagonist
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Mickey Rooney
Huckleberry Finn
Rex Ingram
Jim
Walter Connolly
The 'King'
William Frawley
The 'Duke'
Lynne Carver
Mary Jane
Jo Ann Sayers
Susan
Minor Watson
Capt. Brandy
Elisabeth Risdon
Widow Douglass
Victor Kilian
'Pap' Finn
Clara Blandick
Miss Watson
Erville Alderson
Sheriff at Jail (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth
River Queen Pilot (uncredited)
Crew
Richard Thorpe
Director
Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Producer
Mark Twain
Novel
Waldo Salt
Dialogue
Popular Reviews
2 reviews
Julie Andrews
5.3★ · 01/29/25
mickey rooney being in a movie based on a book i had to read for english class is perfect because both of them sucked.
mickey rooney being in a movie based on a book i had to read for english class is perfect because both of them sucked.