Episode Detail: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - American Playhouse
A four-part adaptation of Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" begins in 1844 St. Petersburg, Mo., where Huck (Patrick Day) is abducted by his alcoholic father (Frederic Forrest). Widow Douglas: Sada Thompson. Miss Watson: Anne Shropshire. Jim: Samm-Art Williams. Tom Sawyer: Eugene Oakes.