Huckleberry Finn
Seen it?1931 | 80 min | Comedy, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for book lovers and crime fans. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes. Shelve it next to A Shot in the Dark or Take the Money and Run.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Light on its feet, at 1 hr 20 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1931: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
A year after their former exploits, Tom Sawyer's puppy love of Becky Thatcher keeps him home while Huck Finn, chafing under "civilizing" influences like school and shoes, plans to run away. His scapegrace, abusive father intervenes; Tom and black Jim help him escape; and (departing from the novel) all three raft down the Mississippi, where they're joined by two likable rogues and meet pretty orphans Ella and Mary Jane. The latter may change Huck's mind about girls...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Norman Taurog
- Jackie CooganTom Sawyer
- Junior DurkinHuckleberry Finn
- Mitzi GreenBecky Thatcher
- Jackie SearlSid Sawyer
- Eugene PalletteDuke of Bilgewater
- Clarence MuseJim
- Clara BlandickAunt Polly
- Jane DarwellWidow Douglas
- Oscar ApfelThe King
- Warner RichmondPap Finn