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Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

Silent version of the Twain tale, filmed in Pleasanton, California. A Missouri boy (Jack Pickford) encounters his first love (Clara Horton) and bucks responsibilities to find adventure with his friend, Huck Finn (Robert Gordon).

ComedyAdventureFamily

Release: 1917-12-10Runtime: 62 minRating: 5 (8)

Cast

Jack Pickford

Jack Pickford

Tom Sawyer

George Hackathorne

George Hackathorne

Sid Sawyer

Alice Marvin

Mary Sawyer

Edythe Chapman

Edythe Chapman

Aunt Polly

Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon

Huckleberry Finn

Antrim Short

Antrim Short

Joe Harper

Clara Horton

Clara Horton

Becky Thatcher

Helen Gilmore

Helen Gilmore

Widow Douglas

Carl Goetz

Carl Goetz

Alfred Temple

Olive Thomas

Olive Thomas

Choir Member (Uncredited)

Crew

Homer Scott

Cinematography

Jesse L. Lasky

Jesse L. Lasky

Producer

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

Novel

William Desmond Taylor

William Desmond Taylor

Director

Julia Crawford Ivers

Writer