Tom Sawyer
Release date: 1917-12-10
Votes: 8
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).
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