Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

NR 1917 · 62 min · ★ 5.0 · 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).

Directed by William Desmond Taylor · Written by Julia Crawford Ivers

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