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Dominican Rep. Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Original title
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Year
- 1927
- Running time
- 144 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- James B. Lowe
Virginia Grey- George Siegmann
- Margarita Fischer
Eulalie Jensen- Adolph Milar
Jack Mower
Vivien Oakland- See all credits
- Cinematography
Jacob Kull, Charles J. Stumar (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Racism. Slavery. 19th Century. American Civil War. Melodrama. Silent Film
- Movie Groups
- Harriet Beecher Stowe Adaptations
- Synopsis
- This is perhaps the best film adaption of the classic Harriet Beecher Stowe novel. One of the more expensive films for the time, a price tag of 1.8 million dollars, it is brimming with brilliant photography and fine performances. A film beautifully restored with the original movietone score and one of the few surviving works of director Harry Pollard, a lesser known name in the annals of cinema history but nonetheless an innovative filmmaker. Mr. Pollard successfully captures the mood of the old pre-war South while emphasizing the horror and immorality of slavery. James Lowe gives a fine performance in the title role, obedient yet not lacking integrity. Some characterizations may seem degrading to today's audiences, but this film was groundbreaking for its sympathy for African-Americans of the time. This film is also important in that it features a great actress of the silent period and wife of the director, Margarita Fischer. I had seen many striking photos of Ms. Fischer in Daniel Blum's Pictorial History of the Silent Screen and was delighted to find one of her few surviving films on video. She stars as Eliza, a fair skinned servant who eventually falls into the hands of the sinister Simon Legree, played by George Siegmann. Ms. Fischer gives a powerful performance of a young woman defying the evils of a cruel world and there is a memorable scene of her flight to freedom across the ice flows with her son.
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