Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The
- Alternative title
- Huckleberry Finn
- Synopsis
- Feature film based on Mark Twain’s novel with Mickey Rooney as Huck. Douglas Lanier in Shakespeares After Shakespeare (entry 1120) notes that this is the only film version of Twain’s novel which includes the burlesque of Romeo and Juliet. Rooney plays Juliet in the balcony scene to Walter Connolly’s Romeo. Romeo accidentally pulls the balcony down and Juliet, advertised as Mrs Sarah Siddons of London, is revealed as a boy. Romeo and Juliet flee the angry audience.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1939
- Duration
- 91 mins
Credits
- Director
- Richard Thorpe (2)
- Producer
- Joseph L Mankiewicz
- Cinematographer
- John Seitz
- Screenplay
- Hugo Butler
- Music
- Franz Waxman
- Costume
- Valles
- Art Direction
- Cedric Gibbons
- Cast
Walter Connolly The ‘King’ (Romeo) Mickey Rooney Huckleberry Finn (Juliet) William Frawley The ‘Duke’
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); burlesgues
Notes
- Notes
- Available on VHS from amazon.com (NTSC only) (12/2007).
Production Company
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.com
- Web
- http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69802 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)