Dixie Days (1930)

Directed by

Mannie Davis, John Foster

Genre

animation

Country

United States of America

Runtime

5 min

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a cartoon set in the Southern United States, enslaved African caricatures defy their owner and free themselves. This 1930 animated short retells the story of Uncle Tom's Cabin with sound and music.

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What happens

Dixie Days (also known as Uncle Tom and Little Eva) is a 1930 animated short film which was produced by The Van Beuren Corporation and released by Pathé Exchange. The film, which was directed by John Foster and Mannie Davis, is a take on Uncle Tom's Cabin, as it featured African caricatures as slaves, as they defy their owner and free themselves from them. The name of the film means the cartoon took place in the Southern United States, as Dixie is the nickname of the South. Released on March 9, 1930, the cartoon is also part of the early sound cartoon series entitled Aesop's Sound Fables, but is not based on an Aesop fable. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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