Overview
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).
Director and 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)
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