The read
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
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...
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Norman TaurogDirector
- Grover JonesWriter
- William Slavens McNuttWriter
Cast
- 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
- Charlotte HenryMary Jane
- Lillian HarmerMiss Watson
Stills
Themes
based on novel or booksequel