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Tom Sawyer
Released: December 10, 1917 (1917)
Runtime: 62 minutes
Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Family
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).
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Helen Gilmore as Widow Douglas
Age at release: 55
- Carl Goetz as Alfred Temple
Age at release: 55
- Edythe Chapman as Aunt Polly
Age at release: 54
- Olive Thomas as Choir Member (Uncredited)
Age at release: 23
- Robert Gordon as Huckleberry Finn
Age at release: 22
- Jack Pickford as Tom Sawyer
Age at release: 21
- George Hackathorne as Sid Sawyer
Age at release: 21
- Antrim Short as Joe Harper
Age at release: 17
- Clara Horton as Becky Thatcher
Age at release: 13
- Alice Marvin as Mary Sawyer
Age at release: Unknown