| Tom Sawyer | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William Desmond Taylor |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky |
| Written by | Mark Twain (novel) Julia Crawford Ivers (screenplay) |
| Starring | Jack Pickford Robert Gordon |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1917 |
| Running time | 59 min / 44 min (2000 alternate version) |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Tom Sawyer is a 1917 Paramount Pictures silent film starring Jack Pickford, Robert Gordon, and Clara Horton; it is based on Mark Twain's novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. This version contains its more homespun situations - the whitewashing episode, Tom's courtship of Becky Thatcher, his decision to run away with his pals Huck Finn and Joe Harper, and their "return from the dead" at their own funeral, however it leaves out the murder committed by Injun Joe and his death at Tom's hands.[1] The film was re-released in 2000 by the Library of Moving Images[2], and again in 2006 by Unknown Video.[3]
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jack Pickford | Tom Sawyer |
| Robert Gordon | Huck Finn |
| Helen Gilmore | Widow Douglas |
| Clara Horton | Becky Thatcher |
| Edythe Chapman | Aunt Polly |
| Antrim Short | Joe Harper |
| George Hackathorne | Sid Sawyer |
References
- ^ "Tom Sawyer". Retrieved on 2007-07-14.
- ^ Thomson, Dave (2000-08-10). "Mark Twain Forum - review of rereleased Tom Sawyer (1917)". Retrieved on 2007-07-14.
- ^ "Tom Sawyer". "Unknown Video". Retrieved on 2007-07-14.
