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Tom Sawyer
1917 Directed by William Desmond TaylorSilent 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
....................................................Tom Sawyer
George Hackathorne
....................................................Sid Sawyer
Alice Marvin
....................................................Mary Sawyer
Edythe Chapman
....................................................Aunt Polly
Robert Gordon
....................................................Huckleberry Finn
Antrim Short
....................................................Joe Harper
Clara Horton
....................................................Becky Thatcher
Director
...........................................................William Desmond Taylor
Producer
...........................................................Jesse L. Lasky
Writer
...........................................................Julia Crawford Ivers
Cinematography
...........................................................Homer Scott
Novel
...........................................................Mark Twain
Production Companies
...................................................Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................No Language
Genres
....................................................Comedy
Adventure
Family
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