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On DVD. Tom Sawyer, Paramount's 1930 Christmas release, was the first talkie version of Mark Twain's beloved novel. A rapidly maturing Jackie Coogan is well cast as Tom, while Junior Durkin is even better as Tom's freewheeling pal Huck Finn. Juvenile impressionist Mitzi Green comes on a bit too strong in the normally demure role of Becky Thatcher, but that's what her fans expected. On the other hand, Jackie Searl and Clara "Auntie Em" Blandick are perfectly typecast as, respectively, Sid Sawyer and Aunt Polly. The usual episodes are dramatized herein, including the white-washing scene, the premature funeral, the murder in the graveyard, and the chase through the caves, culminating with the death of villain Injun Joe (played by Charlie Stevens, in real life a great-grandson of Geronimo. Though the 1930 Tom Sawyer pales in comparison to the slick Selznick Technicolor remake of 1938, it proved popular enough to warrant a sequel with virtually same cast, Huckleberry Finn, released the following Christmas. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Review
Mark Twain's wistful yet cantankerous stories of the Mississippi River adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn were perfect subjects for Depression-era America, with their focus on the fading golden age of small-town America. The homespun 1930 MGM adaptation filmed by John Cromwell remains the best movie version of the Sawyer story. Twain's humor and boldness are little muted by a production that remains faithful to the original while downplaying the story's more satirical aspects. Famous child star Jackie Coogan headed a cast which included Junior Durkin as Huck and Mitzi Green as Becky. The two stars paired up again the following year for a Paramount adaptation of Huckleberry Finn. ~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide
Cast
* Jackie Coogan - Tom Sawyer
* Junior Durkin - Huckleberry Finn
* Mitzi Green - Becky Thatcher
* Lucien Littlefield - Teacher
* Tully Marshall - Muff Potter
Clara Blandick - Aunt Polly; Mary Jane Irving - Mary; Ethel Wales - Mrs. Harper; Dick Winslow - Joe Harper; Jane Darwell - Widow Douglas; Charles Stevens - Injun Joe; Charles Sellon - Minister; Jackie Searl - Sid; Lon Poff - Judge Thatcher |
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