In The Cheaters, a wealthy family's Christmas is turned upside down when a process server and a homeless man disrupt their plans. As secrets are revealed and misunderstandings unfold, the family must come together to rediscover the true meaning of Christmas.
In the pre-Civil War South, a sadistic plantation owner brutalizes his slaves to the point of rebellion. Always obedient, peaceful and honest old slave Tom plays a central role in this tragedy.
In this animated short film, various characters from classic literature come to life in a bookshop, causing chaos and hilarity. The film showcases famous literary figures such as the Phantom of the Opera, Frankenstein's monster, and the Invisible Man, among others. The comedic antics of these characters create a whimsical and entertaining story for audiences of all ages.
In this Looney Tunes short film, Bugs Bunny disguises himself as a Southern Belle to outwit a steamboat gambler on a Mississippi riverboat. Chaos ensues as Bugs uses his wits to outsmart the gambler and his cronies.
Topsy and Eva is a comedy-drama film from 1927, based on the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. The film is a satire that deals with issues of slavery and features burlesque elements and blackface performances.
Mickey Mouse and his friends stage their own production of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Warner Bros. cartoon parody of Uncle Tom's Cabin. One of the “Censored 11” banned from TV syndication by United Artists in 1968 for racist stereotyping.
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.
Robert Lanning, a proper Bostonian who owns an estate in southern New Mexico, suspects that some of his employees are smuggling arms into Mexico, and sends his son, Robert Jr., to investigate. During his journey west, Robert meets Mary Hamilton, a stranded actress from a roadshow company of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Because Mary is still in costume as the character, “Little Eva,” Robert mistakes her for a child and takes her with him to the ranch. He ultimately discovers the identity of the arms smugglers and, with the help of the Mexican Rurales, brings the gang to justice. Robert then realizes that Mary is not a child and wins her for his wife.
Uncle Tom's Cabin is a powerful portrayal of the impact of slavery on African Americans. Based on the novel, it tells the story of Tom, a slave who endures and overcomes great suffering.
While Alice and her gang are performing "Uncle Tom's Cabin" she is knocked unconscious and dreams she is being chased by Pete across ice floes.
The Underground Railroad was not really a railroad, nor was it always underground. It was an informal network of people and hiding places that helped slaves escape the American South. It extended from the South into the northern states, Canada, the western frontier, and even Cuba and the Caribbean. This documentary remembers the people, white and black, famous and almost-forgotten, who risked their fortunes and even their lives to resist the unjust institution of slavery.
The incidents of this story are some of those preceding and leading up to the Civil War in 1861 and the Declaration of Emancipation. The central figure in the drama is Uncle Tom, a slave initially in the possession of the Shelbys of Kentucky. A 1927 re-release of this film cut the original runtime in half, and in its extant, fragmentary state, it runs 14 minutes.
In this Broadway Brevity short, a soda jerk/songwriter dreams (literally) of performing his songs on Broadway.
Little Eva Ascends is a 1922 silent comedy
What we got here is a re-telling of Uncle Tom's Cabin (as if no one could guess) with a lot of music and dancing.
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.
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