Uncle Tom's Cabin Movie Review 1927

Universal Studios' $2 million production was one of the costliest of the silent era, with more than 2400 actors, and a shooting schedule of 19 months. It follows Harriet Beecher Stowe's abolitionist novel about a black family torn apart by slavery. This version contains heroine Eliza's (Fischer) flight across the ice floes, which was borrowed by D.W. Griffith for his film "Way Down East."

Distribution

Kino International, 333 W. 39th St., Ste. 503, New York, NY 10018, Phone: (212)629-6880, Toll-free: 800-562-3330, Fax: (212)714-0871, Email: contact@kino.com, URL: http://www.kino.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 112 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Slavery, Silent Films, Books to Film: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Screenplay

Harry A. Pollard, Harvey Thew

Cast

James B. Lowe, Margarita Fischer, George Siegmann, Virginia Grey

Cinematography

Charles Stumar, Jacob Kull

Director

Harry A. Pollard

Music

Erno Rapee