Tom Sawyer (1917)
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- Unrated
- 59min
- Adventure, Comedy
- 10 Dec 1917 (USA)
- Movie
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Jack Pickford | ... |
Thomas 'Tom' Sawyer
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George Hackathorne | ... |
Sid Sawyer
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Alice Marvin | ... |
Mary Sawyer
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Edythe Chapman | ... |
Aunt Polly
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Robert Gordon | ... |
Huckleberry Finn
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Antrim Short | ... |
Joe Harper
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Clara Horton | ... |
Becky Thatcher
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Helen Gilmore | ... |
Widow Douglas
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Carl Goetz | ... |
Alfred Temple
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Olive Thomas | ... |
Choir Member (uncredited)
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Directed by
William Desmond Taylor |
Written by
Mark Twain | ... | (novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer") |
Julia Crawford Ivers | ... | (photoplay) |
Produced by
Jesse L. Lasky | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Homer Scott | ... | (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Jesse L. Lasky | ... | presenter |
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- Paramount Pictures (1917) (United States) (theatrical)
- Library of Moving Images (2000) (United States) (DVD) (alternate version)
- Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
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- Mark Twain Company (produced by arrangement with)
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Plot Summary |
Tom, the rambunctious member of the Sawyer clan, takes it upon himself to teach the goody-goody boy of Hannibal, Missouri a lesson and, as Huckleberry Finn, his free-spirited best friend watches, pummels his foe to defeat. At school clever Tom makes mischief a regular practice, but as long as the punishment lands him next to his beloved Becky Thatcher, he remains carefree. After he is unfairly accused of his brother Sid's misdeed, Tom runs away with Huck and Joe Harper. Disguised as pirates, the trio builds a raft and sails down the Mississippi to a deserted island. Back at home, Tom's frantic Aunt Polly calls for a search, and cannons are fired into the river. When the search yields nothing, the boys are declared dead and a funeral is planned. At first tempted to reveal himself, Tom decides later to partake in his own memorial service, and as the townspeople mourn, he and his friends appear in the back of the church. Overcome with relief, Becky and Aunt Polly embrace Tom, forgetting to scold him for his mischief. Written by AFI |
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Taglines | Remember how you hated to have your face washed when you were a kid? Come on join Tom and Huck and the gang and be kids again. Mark Twain's hero, your hero of other days, has now been brought to life and you can see him again in life. (Print Ad- Gazette and Courier, ((Greenfield, Mass.)) 4 May 1918) See more » |
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Movie Connections | Featured in Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (1997). See more » |