Tom Sawyer (1917)
59 min
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).
- Release date
- December 10, 1917
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Jack Pickford as Thomas 'Tom' Sawyer
- George Hackathorne as Sid Sawyer
- Alice Marvin as Mary Sawyer
- Edythe Chapman as Aunt Polly
- Robert Gordon as Huckleberry Finn
- Antrim Short as Joe Harper
- Clara Horton as Becky Thatcher
- Helen Gilmore as Widow Douglas
- Carl Berringer Goetz as Alfred Temple
- Olive Thomas as Choir Member
Crew
- William Desmond Taylor · Director
- Mark Twain · Writer
- Julia Crawford Ivers · Writer