Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927 film)
| Uncle Tom's Cabin | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harry A. Pollard |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Written by |
Harvey F. Thew (continuity) A. P. Younger (continuity) Walter Anthony (intertitles) |
| Based on |
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stowe |
| Starring |
Margarita Fischer Arthur Edmund Carewe George Siegmann |
| Music by |
Erno Rapee Hugo Riesenfeld (1928 re-release in Movietone) |
| Cinematography |
Charles Stumar Jacob Kull |
| Edited by |
Gilmore Walker Daniel Mandell Byron Robinson Ted Kent |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 112 minutes (13 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language |
Silent English intertitles |
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.[1]
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.[2]
Cast
- Margarita Fischer - Eliza
- James B. Lowe - Uncle Tom
- Arthur Edmund Carewe - George Harris
- George Siegmann - Simon Legree
- Eulalie Jensen - Cassie
- Mona Ray - Topsy
- Virginia Grey - Eva St. Clare
- Lassie Lou Ahern - Little Harry
- Lucien Littlefield - Lawyer Marks
- Adolph Milar - Mr. Tom Haley
- J. Gordon Russell - Tom Loker
- Gertrude Howard - Aunt Chloe, (Uncle Tom's wife)
- Jack Mower - Mr. Shelby
- Vivien Oakland - Mrs. Shelby
- John Roche - Augustine St. Clare
Unbilled
- Gertrude Astor - Mrs. St. Clare
- Matthew Beard - Child
- Louise Beavers - Slave at Wedding
- William Dyer - G.M. Beard - Auctioneer
- Francis Ford - Captain
- Eugene Jackson - Child
- Carla Laemmle - Auction Spectator
- Jeanette Loff - Auction Spectator
- Nelson McDowell - Phineas Fletcher
- Rolfe Sedan - Adolph
- Madame Sul-Te-Wan - Slave at Wedding
- Dick Sutherland - Sambo
- Clarence Wilson - Bidder at Eliza's Auction
See also
References
- ↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress, by The American Film Institute,c.1978
- ↑ Uncle Tom's Cabin at the silentera.com database
External links
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