raft drifts away and is found by a boat captain, who reports to Aunt Polly and Mrs. Harper that the boys must have drowned. The women are heartbroken. Meanwhile, the runaways are swimming, fishing and enjoying their new-found freedom. Huck lights his pipe and blows a cloud of smoke at Tom, tempting him to try smoking. Tom and Joe enjoy their first pipes and plan to surprise their friends with their new skill when they return home. But they eventually make themselves nauseous, much to Huck's amusement. That night, Tom sneaks back to his home and overhears Aunt Polly and Mrs. Harper discussing plans for a funeral service on Sunday. Tom, Huck and Joe make plans to attend the funeral and, when they appear, everyone rejoices. The Widder Douglas takes an interest in Huck, but he manages to slip away from her. Becky reconciles with Tom and the congregation celebrates. Sequel The same cast reunited the following year for Huck and Tom, which covers Tom and Huck's witnessing of a murder by Injun Joe and their hunt for treasure. Home media The film was released on DVD in 2000 by the Library of Moving Images, and again in 2006 by Unknown Video. See also List of American films of 1917 References External links 1917 films 1910s adventure comedy-drama films American adventure comedy-drama films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films about orphans Films based on American novels Films based on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Films directed by William Desmond Taylor Films set in the 1840s Films set in Missouri Films shot in Missouri Paramount Pictures films Articles containing video clips 1917 comedy films 1917 drama films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films Silent adventure comedy-drama films Silent American comedy-drama films