“ UNCLE TOM’S CABIN ”

Hokitika Guardian, 12 October 1929, Page 3

“ UNCLE TOM’S CABIN ”

The exhibitors announce that what they believe to he the greatest production in the history of motion pictures, “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” will have its initial screening at the Princess Theatre on Monday and Tuesday next. Over two millions was spent in the making of Universal’s photo-dramati-zation of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel, taking nineteen months. More than five thousand players appear in support of a cast of all-star magnitude. For nearly two years the press has acclaimed the screening of this picture. It was in 1914 that Pollard knew he would some day direct his masterpiece and every waking hour since theft, when not engaged on other pictures, was devoted to plans for the making of “ Uncle Tom.” Extensive trips by artisans and craftsmen were made throughout the entire South for eight months. Later, the company visited the actual scene of the famous novel, filming in the very surroundings immortalized by Mrs Stowe. The “Kate Adams,” noted Mississippi side-wheeler was chartered for nine weeks. The most pretentious sets were constructed at Universal City replicas of actual homes in the South being made for the Shelby, St. Clare and Degree plantations; The poignant love story of Eliza and George permeates tlie massive nroduction. Tlie cast is headed by such famous artists as Margarita Fischer, Arthur Edmund Carew, George Siegmann, Lucien Littlefield, ’ John Roche, Gertrude Astor, Nelson McDowell, Janies B. Lowe, and a host of others.

The incidental score for this great picture will he played by Miss Giese and her orchestra.

The prices are: circle 2s, stalls Is (yd. children under 12, fid. Patrons are advised to book early to save disappointment.