Tyler Walsh - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Tyler Walsh

“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” went through numerous different film-adaptations. The final one in 1938 was the first and only one to be done in Technicolor. The movie didn’t do tremendously well, in fact it lost $300,000, but it was received more positively than the previous films. The movie was created in such a way that it could appeal to many people through its slapstick humor and through its recreation of the most familiar scenes from the original Mark Twain novel.

The producer wanted to cast an orphan in the role of Tom Sawyer in the hopes that it would garner more attention and revenue from the public, but instead a boy was chosen through a national campaign. There was also hope that casting an orphan as Tom would create warm feelings for the film among the public.

Tom Sawyer is the kind of story that lets the audience relive their own childhood and compare whatever antics they had to those of the titular character. It’s a story that has earned a place in the hearts of the American people for its charm and its adventures! The film’s ending had to undergo some changes because of the audience. The ending was not suitable for children according to the audience at a sneak preview.

In the end the film was received mostly positively, with many ultimately liking the chosen cast. The film also stayed very faithful to the original story to the delight of many. The ending of this story, much like the other movies reviewed, was a happy one.