Tom Sawyer (1907 film)

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Tom Sawyer
Directed byUnknown
Written byGene Gauntier
Based on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Produced byKalem Studios
StarringUnknown
Release date
1907
Running time
Unknown
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent
BudgetUnknown
Box officeUnknown

Tom Sawyer is a lost 1907 American silent film based on Mark Twain's 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer made by Kalem Studios in New York City. It was the first time Twain's character appeared on film.

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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. [1]

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  1. Francke, Lizzie (1994). Script Girls: Women Screenwriters in Hollywood. British Film Institute. p. 8. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

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