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Uncle Tom's Cabin, Part I

1910 · 16 min

A stark, earnest silent melodrama that conveys the cruelty of slavery through broad gestures and stark imagery.

Directed by
Frederick A. Thomson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Florence Turner, Mary Fuller, Edwin R. Phillips
Overview
The first of a series of three reels. This reel depicts the escape of Eliza and the removal of Uncle Tom from his old home in Kentucky. According to an article in Film Index (16 Jul 1910 ), the scene depicting the escape of Eliza was filmed in the early spring, when the ice on the Ohio river had started to melt.

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Directed by
Frederick A. Thomson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Florence Turner, Mary Fuller, Edwin R. Phillips
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • isolation
  • race
  • freedom
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
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Directed by
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Starring
Florence Turner, Mary Fuller, Edwin R. Phillips, Flora Finch, Carlyle Blackwell, Matty Roubert
Runtime
16 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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