Huck and Tom; or, the Further Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Cast & Crew
William D. Taylor
Jack Pickford
Robert Gordon
George Hackathorne
Alice Marvin
Edythe Chapman
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Synopsis
Intending to try out a magical cure for warts, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn steal into a graveyard late one night carrying a dead cat. There they witness the murder of a grave robber, and although the boys swear an oath of secrecy to each other, Tom later testifies against half-breed Injun Joe, the murderer, in order to save the falsely accused old derelict, Muff Potter. Injun Joe escapes, but the boys discover him in an old haunted house as he is making plans to hide a chest of stolen money. A short time later, Becky Thatcher, with whom Tom is in love, gives a birthday picnic for her friends near the Painted Cave. While she and Tom are exploring, they become lost in the dark cavern, but Tom catches sight of Injun Joe just before a rescue party arrives. The following week, Tom learns that the cave has been sealed up and that Injun Joe has lost his life. Huck and Tom return to the cave, dig up the treasure, and then do their best to escape the doting attentions of the village ladies.
Director
William D. Taylor
Cast
Jack Pickford
Robert Gordon
George Hackathorne
Alice Marvin
Edythe Chapman
Frank Lanning
Clara Horton
Tom Bates
Helen Gilmore
Antrim Short
Jane Keckley
John Burton
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Part one of this two-part series on Tom Sawyer also starring Jack Pickford and directed by William D. Taylor was released by Paramount on December 2, 1917. It was entitled Tom Sawyer. According to news item, some scenes were filmed in Hannibal, MO, the setting of Mark Twain's stories. For information on other film versions of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Hucklebery Finn, see listings above for David O. Selznick's 1938 film The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the 1960 M-G-M release The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
