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