Tom Sawyer | |
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Directed by | John Cromwell |
Written by | Grover Jones William Slavens McNutt Sam Mintz |
Based on | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1876 novel by Mark Twain |
Produced by | Louis D. Lighton |
Starring | Jackie Coogan Junior Durkin Mitzi Green |
Cinematography | Charles Lang |
Edited by | Alyson Shaffer |
Music by | Ralph Rainger |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Tom Sawyer is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by John Cromwell and starring Jackie Coogan. The screenplay by Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt, and Sam Mintz is based on the 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.
The film was the third screen adaptation of the Twain novel, following silent versions released in 1907 and 1917.[1] The picture was made on location at the Paramount Ranch in Agoura, California.
A sequel, Huckleberry Finn, directed by Norman Taurog and featuring most of the Tom Sawyer cast, was released the following year.[1]