Short film

Uncle Tom's Cabaña

1947 · 8 min

A rapid-fire, cartoonish tall tale that piles absurdity on absurdity, with dated racial caricatures that make it more a curio than a laugh.

Overview: Uncle Tom tells the blood curdling story of how the evil Simon Legree tried to foreclose on Tom's simple log cabin. Uncle Tom's Cabaña is a 1947 American animated short film directed by Tex Avery. The short is a parody of Uncle Tom's Cabin, and is Avery's second parody of the novel, the first being Uncle Tom's Bungalow in 1937 while at Warner Bros. Cartoons.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, light and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Deception, power, race, class
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
power
race
class
family
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: animated
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild