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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.
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.
Original Release
01/23/1928
US Release
09/02/1928
Cast
Name | Character |
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Margarita Fischer | Eliza |
James B. Lowe | Uncle Tom |
Arthur Edmund Carewe | George Harris |
George Siegmann | Simon Legree |
Eulalie Jensen | Cassy |
Mona Ray | Topsy |
Virginia Grey | Eva / Evangeline 'Eva' St. Clare |
Lassie Lou Ahern | Little Harry |
Lucien Littlefield | Lawyer Marks |
Adolph Milar | Mr. Haley |
Directors
Writers
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Walter Anthony, Harry A. Pollard
Cast
Name | Character |
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Margarita Fischer | Eliza |
James B. Lowe | Uncle Tom |
Arthur Edmund Carewe | George Harris |
George Siegmann | Simon Legree |
Eulalie Jensen | Cassy |
Mona Ray | Topsy |
Virginia Grey | Eva / Evangeline 'Eva' St. Clare |
Lassie Lou Ahern | Little Harry |
Lucien Littlefield | Lawyer Marks |
Adolph Milar | Mr. Haley |
J. Gordon Russell | Loker |
Gertrude Howard | Aunt Chloe |
Jack Mower | Mr. Shelby |
Vivien Oakland | Mrs. Shelby |
John Roche | Augustine St. Claire |
Aileen Manning | Aunt Ophelia |
Tom Amandares | Quimbo |
C.E. Anderson | Johnson |
Gertrude Astor | Mrs. St. Clare |
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard | Child |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Carl Laemmle | Executive Producer |
Harry A. Pollard | Producer |