Uncle Tom Wins

Uncle Tom Wins
Production company	Edison Studios
Distributed by	Edison Studios
Release date	April 30, 1909 (1909-04-30)
Country	United States
Language	English

Uncle Tom Wins is a 1909 American film. ^[1] It was made by Edison Pictures. ^[2] The film features a modified version of the character of Uncle Tom from Uncle Tom's Cabin ; although its plot has nothing in common with that novel. In this film, Uncle Tom wins the lottery and has his hiding place for the loot sought after by thieves. ^{[3] [4]} It is a short comedy film incorporating "race humor". ^[5] Another account describes the film as featuring stereotypical minstrel themes. ^[6]

See also

• Edwin S. Porter filmography

References

1. Waller, Gregory A. (1992). "Another Audience: Black Moviegoing, 1907-16" . Cinema Journal. 31 (2): 3–25. doi:10.2307/1225141. JSTOR   1225141.
2. Chalmers, J.P., ed. (April 24, 1909). "Edison Manufacturing Company: Uncle Tom Wins". The Moving Picture World . 4 (7): 525.
3. Lupack, Barbara Tepa (2002). Literary Adaptations in Black American Cinema: From Micheaux to Morrison. University Rochester Press. ISBN   978-1-58046-103-0 – via Google Books.
4. Lupack, Barbara Tepa (1999). Nineteenth-century Women at the Movies: Adapting Classic Women's Fiction to Film. Popular Press. ISBN   978-0-87972-805-2 – via Google Books.
5. Cripps, Thomas (1993). Slow Fade to Black: The Negro in American Film, 1900–1942. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-502130-1 – via Google Books.
6. Lupack, Barbara (2016). Early Race Filmmaking in America. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-317-43425-2 – via Google Books.