The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

film by Taurog [1938]

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  • Boys Town
    In Norman Taurog: Musical comedies and Boys Town

    Selznick production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938). It is arguably the best screen version of the classic tale, with stunning cinematography by James Wong Howe and notable production designs by William Cameron Menzies; several other directors, including George Cukor and William A. Wellman, also worked on…

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Selznick

  • David O. Selznick
    In David O. Selznick

    …of Two Cities (1935), and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938). However, he is best remembered for Gone with the Wind (1939), an adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s best seller that starred Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. It won 10 Academy Awards, including that for best picture, and was one of

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