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Uncle Tom’s
Cabin
(1927)

This Universal adaptation of the famous melodrama, directed by Harry A. Pollard, stars James B. Lowe, Virginia Grey, George Siegmann and Margarita Fischer, with Eulalie Jensen, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Jack Mower, Vivien Oakland, Lucien Littlefield, John Roche, Gertrude Astor, Rolfe Sedan, Francis Ford and Dick Sutherland, with Louise Beavers and Carla Laemmle as extras.

Kino Classics
2019 Blu-ray Disc edition

Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1927), black & white, 112 minutes, not rated, with Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1914), black & white, 52 minutes, not rated, and Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1910), black & white, 25 minutes, not rated.

Kino Lorber, K929, UPC 7-38329-23929-9.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive scan AVC (MPEG-4) format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 20 August 2019.
Country of origin: USA

This Blu-ray Disc edition has been produced for home video from archival 35mm print materials.

The presentation features the original 1927 synchronized music score composed by Erno Rapee.

This is our recommended home video edition of this film.

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Kino Classics
2019 DVD edition

Kino Lorber, K928, UPC 7-38329-23928-2.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in pillarboxed 16:9 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 20 August 2019.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD edition has been produced for home video from archival 35mm print materials.

The presentation features the original 1927 music score composed by Erno Rapee.

USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

Kino on Video
1999 DVD edition

Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1927), black & white, 112 minutes, not rated.

Kino International, K141, UPC 7-38329-01412-4.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $29.99.
Release date: 23 November 1999.
Country of origin: USA

This early DVD edition was produced for home video by David Pierce from archival 35mm print materials.

The presentation features the original 1927 music score composed by Erno Rapee.

The disc’s supplementary section includes two deleted scenes, gallery of production photos, promotional materials and music cue sheets, and a historical essay by David Pierce.

USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

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