Huckleberry Finn by Orson Welles' Mercury Theater and Campbell Playhouse

An Adaptation of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain scripted by Herman J. Mankiewicz and starring Orson Welles (Dauphin, Huckleberry Finn), Jackie Cooper (Huckleberry Finn), Walter Catlett (Duke), Clarence Muse (Jim).

Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air: Campbell Playhouse Brought to you by Campbell’s Tomato Soup, made from “big, firm, luscious beauties.”

The Campbell Playhouse (1938–1940) was a live CBS radio drama series directed by and starring Orson Welles. Produced by Welles and John Houseman, it was a sponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the Air. The series offered hour-long adaptations of classic plays and novels, as well as adaptations of popular motion pictures.