Topsy and Eva

Topsy and Eva

80 mins | Comedy | July 26, 1927

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.

Topsy and Eva

80 mins | Comedy | July 26, 1927

Topsy and Eva
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.
Producers Feature Productions
Original title Topsy and Eva
Directors Del Lord
Writers Catherine Chisholm Cushing, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Lois Weber

Cast

Rosetta Duncan

as Topsy

Vivian Duncan

as Eva

Gibson Gowland

as Simon Leegree

Noble Johnson

as Uncle Tom

Marjorie Daw

as Marietta

Myrtle Ferguson

as Aunt Ophelia

Nils Asther

as George Shelby

Henry Victor

as Augustine St. Claire

Carla Laemmle

as Angel (uncredited)