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Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927 film)

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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.
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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
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and was the last version filmed without audible dialogue. This film is important historically as being Universal's first sound feature.
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Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress
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The film was rereleased in 1958 with sound added and narration by
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The title role was originally played by the notable stage actor
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The North and the South; or, Slavery and Its Contrasts
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Harry A. Pollard
Harvey F. Thew
A. P. Younger
Walter Anthony
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Carl Laemmle
Margarita Fischer
Arthur Edmund Carewe
George Siegmann
Charles Stumar
Daniel Mandell
Byron Robinson
Ted Kent
Erno Rapee
Hugo Riesenfeld
Movietone
Universal Studios
reels
Intertitles
sound
drama film
Harry A. Pollard
Universal Pictures
sound-on-film
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mona Ray
blackface

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