Topsy and Eva (1927)

Directed by

Del Lord

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

NR

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two young women from different backgrounds become close in the American South before the Civil War. Their friendship is shaped by the harsh realities of slavery around them.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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