Topsy and Eva (1927)
1h 20m
Running Time
July 26, 1927Release Date
Plot.
Topsy, a Black slave girl who "jes' growed" is auctioned but nobody will bid. A young girl named Eva purchases Topsy for a nickel.
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Cast & Crew.
Rosetta Duncan
Topsy
Vivian Duncan
Eva
Gibson Gowland
Simon Leegree
Noble Johnson
Uncle Tom
Marjorie Daw
Marietta
Myrtle Ferguson
Aunt Ophelia
Nils Asther
George Shelby
Henry Victor
Augustine St. Claire
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
slavery
satire
blackface
uncle tom
Wiki.
Topsy and Eva is a 1927 American drama silent film directed by Del Lord and written by Catherine Chisholm Cushing, Scott Darling, Dudley Early and Lois Weber. D. W. Griffith also directed additional scenes. It is based on the two key female figures in Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
The film stars Rosetta Duncan, Vivian Duncan, Gibson Gowland, Noble Johnson and Marjorie Daw. The film was released on July 24, 1927, by United Artists.