Tom Sawyer (1917)
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).
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Jack Pickford
as Tom Sawyer
as Tom Sawyer
George Hackathorne
as Sid Sawyer
as Sid Sawyer
Alice Marvin
as Mary Sawyer
as Mary Sawyer
Edythe Chapman
as Aunt Polly
as Aunt Polly
Robert Gordon
as Huckleberry Finn
as Huckleberry Finn
Antrim Short
as Joe Harper
as Joe Harper
Clara Horton
as Becky Thatcher
as Becky Thatcher
Helen Gilmore
as Widow Douglas
as Widow Douglas
Carl Goetz
as Alfred Temple
as Alfred Temple
Olive Thomas
as Choir Member (Uncredited)
as Choir Member (Uncredited)
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Julia Crawford Ivers
Writer
Writer
Homer Scott
Cinematography
Cinematography
William Desmond Taylor
Director
Director
Mark Twain
Novel
Novel
Jesse L. Lasky
Producer
Producer
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