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Uncle Tom's Cabin (1918)

Directed by J. Searle Dawley

“"Told far more dramatically on the screen than it ever was on the stage."”

Drama · 50m

When Kentucky plantation owner George Shelby is forced to sell several of his slaves, one of them, Eliza Harris, escapes across the icy Ohio River with her child. Kindly old Uncle Tom, however, is sold to a Southern slave trader and begins his voyage down the Mississippi River. During the trip, he rescues little Eva St. Clair from the river, and out of gratitude, the girl's father buys him.

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Cast

Marguerite Clark Little Eva St. Clair / Topsy Sam Hardy Simon Legree Jack W. Johnston Haley Frank Losee Uncle Tom Augusta Anderson Mrs. St. Clair Ruby Hoffman Cassy Thomas Carnahan Jr. George Shelby Jr. Jere Austin George Harris Chester Conklin
F
Florence Carpenter Eliza Harris
P
Phil Ryley Marks
H
Harry Lee Jeff

Crew

Director
J. Searle Dawley
Novel
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Director of Photography
H. Lyman Broening

Details

Release date
1918-07-15
Runtime
50m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation