Tom Sawyer

50 %|Dec 10, 1917|Comedy, Adventure, Family

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).

Featured Crew

William Desmond Taylor

Director

Mark Twain

Novel

Julia Crawford Ivers

Writer

Jesse L. Lasky

Producer

Homer Scott

Cinematography

Cast

Tom Sawyer

Sid Sawyer

Mary Sawyer

Aunt Polly

Huckleberry Finn

Joe Harper

Becky Thatcher

Widow Douglas

Alfred Temple

Choir Member (Uncredited)