The United Artists release includes most of the sequences familiar to readers of the book, including the fence-whitewashing episode; a wild raft ride down the Mississippi River; Tom and Huckleberry Finn's attendanc… See more

• Tommy Kelly as Tom Sawyer
• Jackie Moran as Huckleberry Finn
• Ann Gillis as Becky Thatcher
• May Robson as Aunt Polly… See more

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was the fourth film adaptation of the Twain novel, following versions released in 1907, 1917, and 1930, and this is the first filmed in Technicolor.
H. C. Potter originally … See more

The movie premiered at the Radio City Music Hall, and B. R. Crisler of The New York Times wrote that Tommy Kelly was "a miracle of casting" and called the film "one of the better pictures of the year" on the strength of … See more

It received a nomination for an Oscar for Best Art Direction, and the Venice Film Festival Mussolini Cup for Best Film. See more