Comedy ·Adventure ·Family · United States of America · 1917 · 1h 2m

Tom Sawyer

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Director
William Desmond Taylor
Cast
Jack Pickford as 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
Crew
Julia Crawford Ivers — Writer Mark Twain — Novel Jesse L. Lasky — Producer
Synopsis

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).

Mood & Themes
mississippi river
Key Collaborators
William Desmond Taylor Director Julia Crawford Ivers Writer Mark Twain Novel Jesse L. Lasky Producer
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