 Uncle Tom 's Cabin is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company . The film was adapted by from the 1852 novel Uncle Tom 's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe . The plot of the Thanhouser production streamlined the actual story to portray the film over the course of a single reel . The film was released on July 26, 1910 .
The film is set in the South and follows the experiences of a young slave named Tom. The film was released during the height of the Civil Rights Movement and was one of the first films to be produced about the subject of slavery.
The film was released on July 