Overview of topsy and eva, 1927, directed by del lord, with rosetta duncan, vivian duncan, gibson gowland, at turner classic movies. Eva movie trailer science fiction movie hd youtube. A broad, slapsticky farce using characters from uncle toms cabin. Discover what genre topsy and eva, 1927, directed by del lord, with rosetta duncan, vivian duncan, gibson gowland, belongs at turner classic movies. The film is 1h 47m, so you will get an excellent value for your money. Siamo in grado scovare figura e partita per vostro iphone. Rent uncle toms cabin 1927 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Eva is a retrofuturistic scifi thriller in which alex, a young scientist, returns to the town where he grew up to complete an unfinished project and create a boy robot. Alas, its a great life did not get the duncans film career off and running, so sisters rosetta and vivian returned to touring as the topsy and eva. During the silent era, he essayed such roles as friday in robinson crusoe 1922 and uncle tom in topsy and eva 1927, and also began a longtime professional relationship with producerdirector. Staring virna lisi, james villiers, jeanne moreau and stanley baker. In this version, legree manages to swindle the colonel and take control of his property. We were invited by the spanish film director kike maillo to take part of his first feature film, eva, by making the main titles. In 1929 metrogoldwynmayer released their early sound musical the broadway melody, starring bessie love.
He sang secondary roles in the german repertoire at the metropolitan opera in new york. The characters of topsy and eva were entirely ignored in the taylor version and the result of this unique effort was. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Rosetta and vivian duncan the duncan sisters original 6. American motion picture figure of the she performed with her sisters rosetta and evelyn topsy and eva of radio and film fame as the duncan. Felix the cat 19191962 aesops film fables 19211933 koko song cartunes 1924 1927 alice comedies. Dvd topsy and eva 1927 classic silent comedydrama based on uncle toms cabin.
Souvenir program universal pictures corporation new york. In low percentages, it has been used for decades for enhanced sealability for bread bags 2% eva, ice bags 4% eva and frozen food packaging usually 6% eva. Actress vivian duncan as she appears in the 1927 drama topsy and eva in which she. This discussion is only about eva as it pertains to blown film. Elegant and lush, and filmed in venice, rome, and rural italy, joseph loseys eva released in the u. Their version of the film derives from the copy in the library of congress, which is the 10reel movie that universal prepared from the original reel movie in late 1927 for national distribution, along with the synchronized soundtrack that universal added in september, 1928, in order to try bringing the. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. When sennett closed his studio in 1933, lord found himself unemployed for the first time in two decades. I want this doll that i be representative of what topsy would have seen in her ethel waters mirror moment someone beautiful, confident, and free. Nov 20, 2015 the racial symbolism of the topsyturvy doll. The warning 1927 film the way of all flesh 1927 film were all gamblers. The racial symbolism of the topsyturvy doll the atlantic.
This twohour movie spent more than a year in production and was. Eva lowers the seal initiation temperature and melting point of pe film. Feb 26, 2015 alexs routine is altered in an unexpected way by eva, lana and davids amazing daughter. Feb 18, 2016 evas mission saw her forced to overcome conservative members of the community, family crisis, the dangers of durhams mining industry and the commonly held views of the time. If the dvd is defective we will replace it free of charge. Dvd topsy and eva 1927 classic silent comedydrama based. 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.
In 1999, kino video released universals uncle toms cabin on dvd and vhs formats. 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. The stars of the picture were the duncan sisters, vivian and rosetta. Pollard whod played uncle tom in the 19 release of uncle toms cabin. It starred marguerite clark as both little eva and topsy, sam hardy, florence carpenter, frank losee and walter p. Alas, its a great life did not get the duncans film career off and running, so sisters rosetta and vivian returned to touring as the topsy and eva characters that had made them popular. A huge hit in its day, topsy and eva was subsequently adapted into a 1927 silent movie, directed by del lord with. By the standards of the average silent film topsy and eva has an acceptable to good quality and is perfectly watchable. After writing the jungle, his scathing indictment of the meatpacking industry, sinclair turned his sights on the early days of the california oil industry in a highly entertaining story featuring a cavalcade. During the silent era, he essayed such roles as friday in robinson crusoe 1922 and uncle tom in topsy and eva 1927, and also began a longtime professional relationship with producerdirector cecil b. The sisters rosetta and vivian duncan toured in vaudeville for years with a tab production of uncle toms cabin in which they depicted topsy and eva. Penguin books is proud to now be the sole publisher of oil.
Joseph loseys turbulent melodrama concerns a phony writer, tyvian jones stanley baker, who has recently sold the film rights to his autobiography as a welsh coal miner actually penned by his. In 1927 the duncan sisters once again pulled out their crowdpleasing chestnut, topsey and eva from uncle toms cabin in which one of the sisters wore blackface to portray the slave girl topsey. For a detailed description of every film print you can see our silent gems collection on ebay. Jan 02, 2014 new short film by born stars films eva watch how her story unfolds. In 1923 the duncans created their signature roles in topsy and eva rosetta as the former. Topsy eva a silent film adaptation of their stage hit. For years they had been touring their topsy and eva stage show, very loosely based on the antislavery book uncle toms cabin. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The duncan sisters in topsy and eva, based on the stage play by catherine chisholm cushing. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world.
Pages in category 1927 drama films the following 156 pages are in this category, out of 156 total. Occasionally wandering off the sennett lot in the late 1920s early 1930s, he directed two universal features, topsy and eva 1927 and barnum was right 1929. The film is based on the classic american novel uncle toms cabin by. Topsy and eva is a comedydrama starring rosetta duncan, vivian duncan, gibson. The classic novel that inspired the acadamy awardwinning film, there will be blood. All combined with the longrunning stage show, topsy and eva left longterm cultural effects. We have listed 120 rare highquality silent film gems on this website. His modus operandi was to work backwardsthat is, to film the last scene first, then figure out a logical method to build up to the climax. Overview of the events of 1927 in film list of years in film. Topsy and eva, 1927, united artists, dir del lord also dw griffiths and lois weber, uncredited topsy and eva was asthers first hollywood film. Sisters vivyan and rosetta duncan play together in a publicity still from the 1935 film little. The topsyturvy doll, as its known, most likely originated in american plantation.
Its a great life original theatrical trailer youtube. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies. They revived the show twice in the 30s, with new songs, again in 1942, and apparently kept coming before america as topsy and eva well into the 1950s. Although the silent movie makes no attempt to reproduce the plays emphasis on singing and dancing, its basic structure especially the way topsy and eva meet, become inseparable, and save each other derives pretty directly from cushings play. The movie is accompanied by quality music that greatly enhances the viewing experience. Uncle toms cabin dvd silent movie for sale online ebay. She and alex have a special connection from the moment.
During the silent era, he essayed such roles as friday in robinson crusoe 1922 and uncle tom in topsy and eva 1927, and also began a longtime professional. The duncan sisters as topsy american literature in the world. It knows its ideas and themes are fascinating and so it underplays them and lets your imagination run away with your own ideas. He graduated from waverly high school and attended cornell university from 189899 as a special student in mechanical engineering and sang with the cornell university glee club. Uncle tom is much concerned since little eva had promised the she would set him free and she was actually writing the papers when death stilled her hand. The film stars rosetta duncan, vivian duncan, gibson gowland, noble johnson and marjorie daw. In this version, legree manages to swindle the colonel and take control of his propertyincluding topsyif a certain document isnt rescued in time. Del lord was born on october 7, 1894 in grimsby, ontario, canada. Casey hogan babe hogan an early sound musical with technicolor sequences. In 1927 the duncans combined the stage show with an 80minute movie on which d. A 2in1 transformation toy, the topsy and eva doll, became popular among girls, which changed character when its skirt was flipped. With rosetta duncan, vivian duncan, gibson gowland, noble johnson.
Online shopping from a great selection at classic silent film gems store. Burly stanley baker simmers as a swaggering but selfloathing welsh author happily indulging in the continental high life, covering up a devastating. Dvd topsy and eva 1927 classic comedydrama based on. Check out this 1925 movie reel of topsy and eva played by the.
Topsy and eva as a movie was a box office flop, but it was used for some time after as cheap childrens matinee fodder. He married his costar in topsy and eva 1927, vaudeville headliner vivian duncan, and they had a daughter, evelyn. See more ideas about uncle toms cabin, toms and harriet beecher stowe. The following is an overview of 1927 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.