Tom Sawyer

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).

Cast

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)

Reviews

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