Topsy and Eva (1927/I)
Director: Del Lord
Cast: Gibson Gowland, Henry Victor, Marjorie Daw, Myrtle Ferguson, Nils Asther, Noble Johnson, Rosetta Duncan, Vivian Duncan
Synopsis:
Cast: Gibson Gowland, Henry Victor, Marjorie Daw, Myrtle Ferguson, Nils Asther, Noble Johnson, Rosetta Duncan, Vivian Duncan
Synopsis:
Topsy is the main character in this movie. When the black girl who “jes’ growed” is auctioned as a slave but nobody will bid on her, Little Eva purchases Topsy for a nickel. That’s the one part of this movie that I found plausible: slaveholders often refused to buy children, since their upkeep in food usually exceeded any labour they performed. There’s a gooey romantic subplot between Mariette (the niece of Simon Legree) and George Shelby, son of a prominent slaveholder.
