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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Norman Taurog

Writing Credits  

Mark Twain ... (the beloved classic by)
 
John V.A. Weaver ... (screenplay)
 
Marshall Neilan ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Tommy Kelly ... Tom Sawyer
May Robson ... Aunt Polly
Walter Brennan ... Muff Potter
Victor Jory ... Injun Joe
David Holt ... Sid Sawyer
Jackie Moran ... Huckleberry Finn
Nana Bryant ... Mrs. Thatcher
Olin Howland ... Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster
Donald Meek ... Mr. Walters- Sunday School Superintendent
Charles Richman ... Judge Thatcher
Victor Kilian ... Sheriff
Marcia Mae Jones ... Mary Sawyer
Mickey Rentschler ... Joe Harper
Cora Sue Collins ... Amy Lawrence
Philip Hurlic ... Little Jim
Ann Gillis ... Becky Thatcher
Margaret Hamilton ... Mrs. Harper
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eric Alden ... Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Erville Alderson ... District Attorney (uncredited)
Donnie Allen Donnie Allen ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Bobbie Allert Bobbie Allert ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Byron Armstrong Byron Armstrong ... Willy Fisher (uncredited)
Joanne Arnold Joanne Arnold ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth ... Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Buddy Bange Buddy Bange ... Abner (uncredited)
Frank Bellan Frank Bellan ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Georgie Billings Georgie Billings ... Benjamin Rogers (uncredited)
Tom Braunger Tom Braunger ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Louis Brenn Louis Brenn ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Tommy Bupp ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
George Bush George Bush ... Man (uncredited)
Jackie Butler Jackie Butler ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Spring Byington ... Widow Douglas (uncredited)
Consuelo Cezon Consuelo Cezon ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Hugh Chapman Hugh Chapman ... Schoolboy (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Reba Churchill Reba Churchill ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Dolly Conlin Dolly Conlin ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Luke Cosgrave ... Old Soldier (uncredited)
Joy Cowden Joy Cowden ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Patsy Currier Patsy Currier ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Frank Darien ... Storekeeper (uncredited)
Dix Davis Dix Davis ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Tim Davis Tim Davis ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Shirley Doble Shirley Doble ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Dee Dodd Dee Dodd ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Roland Drew ... Dr. Robinson (uncredited)
Frank Elmquist Frank Elmquist ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Charles Flickinger Charles Flickinger ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Betsy Gay Betsy Gay ... Susie Harper (uncredited)
June Renee Gertler June Renee Gertler ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Kenneth Grant Kenneth Grant ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Audrey Halligan Audrey Halligan ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Sally Harper Sally Harper ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Louis Herbers Louis Herbers ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Phyllis Holt Phyllis Holt ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Junior Hughes Junior Hughes ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Ronald Hughson Ronald Hughson ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Malcolm Hutton Malcolm Hutton ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Hollis Jewell Hollis Jewell ... Schoolboy (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Cammilla Johnson Cammilla Johnson ... Little Girl (uncredited)
Seessel Anne Johnson Seessel Anne Johnson ... Little Girl (uncredited)
Sharon Keller Sharon Keller ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Margaret Kerry ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Evelyn Kurt Evelyn Kurt ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Leonard Lawrence Leonard Lawrence ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint ... Coroner at Trial (uncredited)
Faith Lieberson Faith Lieberson ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Fern Lieberson Fern Lieberson ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Frances Lieberson Frances Lieberson ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Jack Lindquist Jack Lindquist ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Buddy Londelius Buddy Londelius ... (uncredited)
Joan Lott Joan Lott ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Herbert MacGregor Herbert MacGregor ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Marilyn Marlin Marilyn Marlin ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Lon McCallister ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Leona McDowell Leona McDowell ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Sr. ... Minister (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie ... River Authority (uncredited)
Vivian McLean Vivian McLean ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Elaine Merk Elaine Merk ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Dickie Meyers Dickie Meyers ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Jackie Cagney Miller Jackie Cagney Miller ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Bobby Misrach Bobby Misrach ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Evelyn Misrach Evelyn Misrach ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell Bruce Mitchell ... Deputy (uncredited)
Jack Morris Jack Morris ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Betty Ann Muir Betty Ann Muir ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
June Muir June Muir ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Bob Murphy Bob Murphy ... Bailiff (uncredited)
Harry Myers ... Irate Churchgoer (uncredited)
Jeanette Noeson Jeanette Noeson ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor ... Mr. Harper (uncredited)
June Parkes June Parkes ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Mary Elizabeth Perkins Mary Elizabeth Perkins ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Jean Porter ... Pauline - Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Marjorie Prax Marjorie Prax ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Spencer Quinn Spencer Quinn ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Bobby Scott Bobby Scott ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Billy Shearer Billy Shearer ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Arnold Statz Arnold Statz ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Donn Stokes Donn Stokes ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
A.W. Sweatt A.W. Sweatt ... Schoolboy (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Charles Unger Charles Unger ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Dan Wolheim ... Deputy (uncredited)
Jimmy Zahner Jimmy Zahner ... Boy (uncredited)

Produced by 

David O. Selznick ... producer

Music by 

Max Steiner ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

James Wong Howe ... (photography)

Editing by 

Margaret Clancey ... film editor

Art Direction by 

Lyle R. Wheeler ... (as Lyle Wheeler)

Costume Design by 

Walter Plunkett ... (costumes)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Eric Stacey ... assistant director
George Cukor ... director: retakes (uncredited)
Jack Roberts ... assistant director (uncredited)
William A. Wellman ... director: retakes (uncredited)

Art Department 

William Cameron Menzies ... designer: cave sequence
Casey Roberts ... interior decoration
Arden Cripe ... props (uncredited)
Dorothea Holt ... illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department 

William R. Fox ... recorder (as William Fox)

Special Effects by 

Jack Cosgrove ... special effects

Visual Effects by 

Chris Crowell ... digital compositor (restored version) (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Wilfrid M. Cline ... associate photography
Roy Clark ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Ben M. Cohen ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Neil McDonald ... chief electrician (uncredited)
Charles Rose ... chief grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Natalie Kalmus ... color supervisor: Technicolor
Hal C. Kern ... supervising film editor

Music Department 

Louis Forbes ... music director (as Lou Forbes)
William Axt ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
R.H. Bassett ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Peter Brunelli ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
David Buttolph ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Bernhard Kaun ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Samuel Kaylin ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
William Kernell ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Arthur Lange ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Alfred Newman ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
David Snell ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
George Steiner ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Herbert Stothart ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
J.S. Zamecnik ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Barbara Keon ... continuity

Additional Crew 

William H. Wright ... assistant to the producer
Claribel Bressel ... double: Ann Gillis (uncredited)
Lillian K. Deighton ... researcher (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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