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Uncle Tom's Cabin

1913 · 30 min

A solemn, stage-bound silent melodrama whose raw subject matter still lands with quiet emotional force.

Directed by
Sidney Olcott, Kenean Buel
Genres
Drama
Starring
Henry Hallam, Anna Q. Nilsson, Hal Clements
Overview
Uncle Tom and Eliza's child are sold to Haley, a slave dealer. When Eliza learns that her son is to be taken from her, she steals the boy and runs away.

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Directed by
Sidney Olcott, Kenean Buel
Genres
Drama
Starring
Henry Hallam, Anna Q. Nilsson, Hal Clements
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 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
  • race
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Sidney Olcott, Kenean Buel
Starring
Henry Hallam, Anna Q. Nilsson, Hal Clements, Miriam Cooper, Guy Coombs, Helen Lindroth, James Vincent, Mary Swigert
Runtime
30 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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