10 December 1917 Adventure, Comedy, Family 62 mins
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
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 Goetz as Alfred Temple
Olive Thomas as Choir Member (Uncredited)
Julia Crawford Ivers Writer
Homer Scott Cinematography
William Desmond Taylor Director
Mark Twain Novel
Jesse L. Lasky Producer
United States 10 December 1917
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