The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1938 · 90 min · dir. Norman Taurog

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a 1938 American Technicolor drama film produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Norman Taurog who had previously directed Huckleberry Finn (1931) with Jackie Coogan and Junior Durkin. The film starred Tommy Kelly in the title role, with Jackie Moran and Ann Gillis. The screenplay by John V. A. Weaver was based on the classic 1876 novel of the same name by Mark Twain. The movie was the first film version of the novel to be made in color. Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.