Die Abenteuer von Huck Finn (1939)
Die Südstaaten in der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts: Huck Finn lebt bei der Witwe Douglas, weil sein Vater ein Trinker und Herumtreiber ist. Huck soll sich den unliebsamen Zwängen des Lebens beugen, darunter dem Besuchen der Schule und dem Tragen sauberer Kleidung. Stattdessen prügelt er sich unten am Mississippi und umgeht seine Pflichten, wann immer es geht. Eines Tages kommt sein Vater zurück in die Stadt. Er nimmt Huck in Gewahrsam, und erhofft sich von der Witwe Douglas ein Lösegeld. Huck kann jedoch entkommen, indem er vortäuscht, er wäre ermordet worden. Daraufhin sucht Hucks Vater mit zwei weiteren Männern nach Huck und dem Sklaven Jim. Er flieht auf die Jackson-Insel im Fluss und trifft auf dem Weg den Sklaven Jim, der in der Aufregung um seinen Mord von Miss Watson geflohen ist. Jim befindet sich auf der Flucht, weil er verkauft werden sollte und wird nun verdächtigt, Huck ermordet zu haben.
Der Regisseur: Richard Thorpe
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Mickey Rooney as Huckleberry Finn |
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Rex Ingram as Jim |
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Walter Connolly as The 'King' |
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William Frawley as The 'Duke' |
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Lynne Carver as Mary Jane |
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Jo Ann Sayers as Susan |
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Minor Watson as Capt. Brandy |
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Elisabeth Risdon as Widow Douglass |
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Victor Kilian as 'Pap' Finn |
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Clara Blandick as Miss Watson |
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Erville Alderson as Sheriff at Jail (uncredited) |
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Arthur Aylesworth as River Queen Pilot (uncredited) |
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Irving Bacon as Tad (uncredited) |
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Wade Boteler as First Riverboat Captain (uncredited) |
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Ed Brady as Man at the Show (uncredited) |
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Harlan Briggs as Mr. Rucker (uncredited) |
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Nora Cecil as Mrs. Shackleford (uncredited) |
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Harry Cording as Man Stealing Watermelon (uncredited) |
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Frank Darien as Old Jailer (uncredited) |
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Sarah Edwards as Annie Rucker (uncredited) |
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Jesse Graves as Wilkes' Black Butler (uncredited) |
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George Guhl as River Queen Engineer (uncredited) |
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Roger Imhof as Judge Logan at Jim's Trial (uncredited) |
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Robert Emmett Keane as Mr. Barklett the Lawyer (uncredited) |
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Lew Kelly as First Riverboat Pilot (uncredited) |
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Leni Lynn as School Girl (uncredited) |
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Anne O'Neal as Miss Bartlett (uncredited) |
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Sarah Padden as Woman Wanting Needle Threaded (uncredited) |
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Alonzo Price as Deputy (uncredited) |
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Mickey Rentschler as Harry (uncredited) |
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Johnny Walsh as Sam (uncredited) |
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E. Alyn Warren as Mr. Shackleford (uncredited) |
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Billy Watson as Eliot (uncredited) |
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Delmar Watson as Joe (uncredited) |
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Harry Watson as Ben Donaldson (uncredited) |
| Writing | Hugo Butler | Writer |
| Directing | Richard Thorpe | Director |
| Writing | Mark Twain | Novel |
| Sound | Franz Waxman | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Frank E. Hull | Editor |
| Writing | Waldo Salt | Dialogue |
| Production | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Producer |
| Camera | John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
