Uncle Tom's Cabin (1903/I)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Edwin S. Porter

Writer:

Harriet Beecher Stowe (novel)

Genre:

Short | Drama

Plot:

Based on the novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe: Eliza, a slave who has a young child, pleads with Tom, another slave...

Plot Keywords:

African American | Slavery | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Runtime:

13 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Filming Locations:

Edison Studio, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Edison Manufacturing Company

Trivia:

For sale in 1903 at $165 per copy.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Edison: The Invention of the Movies (2005) (V)

The First Version of H.B. Stowe's Classic

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN was made by the Thomas Alva Edison Company in Orange,New Jersey at the turn of the century (1903). It was a film that was produced, directed, and photographed by Edwin S. Porter. His screenplay was based upon H. B. Stowe's classic novel. Fortunately, this film has been preserved by the Library of Congress on Paper Prints, for best maximum quality. It is really a great 13-minute short version of Stowe's novel, with all the great characters-Aunt Opheilia, Little Eva, St. Clair, even Simon Legree, who might just've been the movie's first real villain! Best for people already familiar with the story, as this is a condensed, "revue"-esque version of the story.