Tom Sawyer (1907) User Reviews

Apparently this is a lost film

[hideouslizardman · 28 June 2014]

I believe the other reviewer, Mike, has mistaken Paramount's 1930 version for this film. Paramount didn't get started until 1912 and was known as the Famous Players Film Company at first. As far as I can tell, the 1907 version has been lost.

From Wikipedia:

"Tom Sawyer is a 1907 American silent film based on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer made by Kalem Studios in New York City, and was the first time Mark Twain's character had appeared on film. Very little else is currently known about the film, other than the screenplay was written by Gene Gauntier, the first of over 300 screenplays she eventually wrote."

the 1st film version of the Mark Twain classic

[tv13 · 1 December 2002]

The only fact I know about this is that it was produced by Paramount. This is also one of the 1st films I've seen where the concept of 'cinematography' seemed to be employed consciously. Most silent films have modern musical scores added to them, and they often don't seem very relevant to the film. The version I saw has a gorgeous score, full of character & insight, as if the musical director seemed to -gasp- care about the job at hand. My only regret is that I didn't see the cast of characters. Huck & Tom were played by some great actors.