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Posts Tagged "Mark Twain"

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Tom Sawyer *** (1930, Jackie Coogan, Junior Durkin, Mitzi Green, Jackie Searle) – Classic Movie Review 10,010

Director John Cromwell’s 1930 early sound black and white comedy-drama film Tom Sawyer is the first sound version of the 1876 Mark Twain classic novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It is pleasing though very […]

Jul, 07

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [Huckleberry Finn] *** (1960, Tony Randall, Eddie Hodges, Archie Moore) – Classic Movie Review 10,009

MGM toast the 75th anniversary of the American publication of Mark Twain’s 1884 classic book with Michael Curtiz’s nimble 1960 film version The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was first published […]

Jul, 06

The Prince and the Pauper [Crossed Swords] *** (1977, Mark Lester, Oliver Reed, Charlton Heston, Harry Andrews) – Classic Movie Review 3590

In his last major film to date before he gave up acting, a grown-up Mark Lester (from Oliver!) plays both title roles, Henry VIII’s son Prince Edward and the lookalike urchin, Tom Canty, with whom […]

Apr, 18

Tom and Huck *** (1995, Brad Renfro, Jonathan Taylor, Thomas Eric Schweig) – Classic Movie Review 3518

Friendship and loyalty are the topics of the day as Jonathan Taylor Thomas’s Tom Sawyer and Brad Renfro’s Huck Finn face a life-or-death decision when they witness Injun Joe killing Doc Robinson one night in […]

Apr, 03

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer **** (1938, Tommy Kelly, Victor Jory, Walter Brennan, Jackie Moran, May Robson) – Classic Movie Review 3344

Director Norman Taurog and producer David O Selznick’s 1938 movie adaptation of Mark Twain’s beloved 1876 children’s favourite classic adventure story is a thoroughly enjoyable vintage entertainment. It is the first film version of the novel […]

Feb, 11

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