Uncle Toms Cabin (1927 film)
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Language SilentEnglish intertitles Release date November 4, 1927 (1927-11-04) Based on Uncle Toms Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stowe Screenplay Harry A. Pollard, A. P. Younger, Walter Anthony, Harvey F. Thew Cast (Eliza), (Eva), James B Lowe (Uncle Tom), (Topsy), (Simon Legree)Similar movies Manderlay (2005), Roots: The Gift (1988), Slaves (1969), Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971), Sankofa (1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) is a silent film directed by Harry A. Pollard and released by Universal Pictures. The film is based on the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin written by Harriett Beecher Stowe and was the last silent film version. It is preserved in a copy at the Library of Congress.
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In this version of the film, all of the major slave roles, with the exception of Uncle Tom himself, were portrayed by white actors. Actress Mona Ray played the slave Topsy in blackface, while the slaves Eliza, George, Cassie and Harry were all presented as having very light skin coloring because of mixed-race heritage. This film was released on DVD in 1999 by Kino.
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