The movie was produced by Reader's Digest and Arthur P. Jacobs (known for his role in the production of the Planet of the Apes films) and directed by J. Lee Thompson.

Huckleberry Finn (Jeff East) is a boy from Missouri living with a kindly widow and her sister who has taken him in.

One day his father (Gary Merrill), previously thought dead, shows up because he heard of treasure Huck had found.

Staging his own death, Huck escapes and meets up with the kindly slave Jim (Paul Winfield).

Even before that film had been released, producer Arthur Jacobs arranged for finance for a sequel based on Huckleberry Finn.

The director was J. Lee Thompson, with whom Jacobs had worked several times, most recently on two Planet of the Apes films.

Natalie Trundy, Jacobs' wife, had a role in the film and had to fly back to Los Angeles then return to location.