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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 5000 feet
Directed by William Robert Daly

Cast: Sam Lucas [Uncle Tom], Walter Hitchcock [George Shelby], Hattie Delaro [Mrs. Shelby], Master Abernathy [George Shelby Jr.], Teresa Michelena [Eliza], Irving Cummings [George Harris], Paul Scardon [Haley], Marie Eline [Little Eva St. Clair], Garfield Thompson [Mr. St. Clair], Roy Applegate [Simon Legree], Boots Wall [Topsy]

World Producing Corporation (World Film Corporation) production; distributed by World Film Corporation. / Produced by J.V. Ritchey. From the play adaptation Uncle Tom’s Cabin by George L. Aiken of the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Cinematography by Irvin Willat. Film editor, Donald I. Buchanan. Intertitles written by Donald I. Buchanan. / © 14 August 1914 by World Producing Corporation [LU3361]. Released 10 August 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The novel was previously filmed as Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1913). The novel was subsequently filmed as Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1918).

Drama: Historical: Civil War.

Survival status: Prints exist [16mm reduction positive, 8mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: African-Americans - Slavery - War: USA: American Civil War (1861-1865)

Listing updated: 29 April 2025.

References: Bohn-Light p. 114; Hirschhorn-Universal p. 56; Null-Black p. 9; Pitts-Hollywood p. 7 : Website-AFI.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.