Huckleberry Finn (1920 film) - Directed by William Desmond Taylor - Full Movie

Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. Accompanying him is Jim, a slave running away from being sold. Together the two strike a bond of friendship that takes them through harrowing events and thrilling adventures.

Huckleberry Finn is a surviving American silent dramatic rural film from 1920, based on Mark Twain's 1884 classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. William Desmond Taylor directed Huckleberry Finn, as he had the 1917 film version of Tom Sawyer, using a scenario written by Julia Crawford Ivers, who also had been the writer for Tom Sawyer.

Directed by: William Desmond Taylor
Written by: Julia Crawford Ivers (scenario)
Based on: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Produced by: Adolph Zukor, Jesse L. Lasky, William Desmond Taylor
Starring: Lewis Sargent, Martha Mattox, Esther Ralston, Howard Ralston
Cinematography: Frank E. Garbutt
Production company: Famous Players-Lasky / Artcraft
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release date: February 29, 1920
Running time: 7 reels
Country: United States
Language: Silent (English intertitles)