Tom Sawyer in Film

The 1938 film, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is one of the best book-to-film versions of the classic AND it stars a former New Rochelle resident, Ann Gillis, as Becky Thatcher. The black and white movie also stars Tommy Kelly (Tom Sawyer), Jackie Moran (Huckleberry Finn), May Robson (Aunt Polly), Walter Brennan (Muff Potter), and Victor Jory (Injun Joe). 93 minutes.