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Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)

Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)

Drama
Release Date: 1927, November 4
Directors: Harry A. Pollard
Countries: United States of America
Production: Universal Pictures
Cast: Jack Mower, Gertrude Astor, Francis Ford, Lucien Littlefield, Madame Sul-Te-Wan, Rolfe Sedan, Carla Laemmle, Virginia Grey, Rondo Hatton, Lassie Lou Ahern, J. Gordon Russell, Arthur Edmund Carewe

Overview:

In 1856, slave Eliza plans to marry George with the consent of the Shelbys, her masters, but George's owner prevents the wedding. A few years later, Eliza flees with her son, Harry, after learning the Shelbys plan to hand them over to a crooked creditor to prevent foreclosure. George also escapes and goes on the run while Eliza and Harry are captured and brought back home. Mother and son are separated as George tries to find them both.

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