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"Told far more dramatically on the screen than it ever was on the stage."
When Kentucky plantation owner George Shelby is forced to sell several of his slaves, one of them, Eliza Harris, escapes across the icy Ohio River with her child. Kindly old Uncle Tom, however, is sold to a Southern slave trader and begins his voyage down the Mississippi River. During the trip, he rescues little Eva St. Clair from the river, and out of gratitude, the girl's father buys him.Read moreLess
When Kentucky plantation owner George Shelby is forced to sell several of his slaves, one of them, Eliza Harris, escapes across the icy Ohio River with her child. Kindly old Uncle Tom, however, is sold to a Southern slave trader and begins his voyage down the Mississippi River. During the trip, he rescues little Eva St. Clair from the river, and out of gratitude, the girl's father buys him.
The story
When Kentucky plantation owner George Shelby is forced to sell several of his slaves, one of them, Eliza Harris, escapes across the icy Ohio River with her child. Kindly old Uncle Tom, however, is sold to a Southern slave trader and begins his voyage down the Mississippi River. During the trip, he rescues little Eva St. Clair from the river, and out of gratitude, the girl's father buys him.
Cast & crew
Marguerite ClarkLittle Eva St. Clair / Topsy
Sam HardySimon Legree
Jack W. JohnstonHaley
Frank LoseeUncle Tom
Augusta AndersonMrs. St. Clair
Ruby HoffmanCassy
Thomas Carnahan Jr.George Shelby Jr.
Jere AustinGeorge Harris
Chester ConklinCastExplore the crew
- Director
- J. Searle Dawley
- Director of Photography
- H. Lyman Broening