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Auction History Result 9g022 LOT OF 4 TOPSY AND EVA PHOTOGRAPHS '27 the Duncan Sisters in full makeup by Witzel! Date Sold 2/20/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. miscellaneous items (Learn More) a lot of 4 photographs from Topsy and Eva, the 1927 Del Lord & D.W. Griffith short comedy melodrama ("Based on the play by Catherine Chisholm Cushing") starring Rosetta Buncan (as Topsy), Vivian Duncan (as Eva), Gibson Gowland (as Simon Leegree), Noble Johnson (he was one of the first black African-American actors to achieve great success in mainstream movies; he often played stereotyped roles, and many times played Native American Indians; as Uncle Tom), and Marjorie Daw. Note that the title characters of this movie were of course drawn from the classic novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe, but little else from the novel was used, except for the names of the other leading characters! The Duncan Sisters were popular vaudevillians in the 1920s, and they had a big hit with the stage play version of this movie, and this film version was based on that, but was not completely faithful to the stage play. One sister was in her late 20s and the other was 30 when this movie was made, which did not help, since they were playing pre-teen girls! Note that famous black actor Noble Johnson played the role of Uncle Tom in this movie. Note that these stills are printed on a high quality paper, have been somewhat trimmed, and have faint facsimile signatures. Also, there are two identical examples of the image with Topsy wearing a top hat. Measurements: each measures approximately 4 1/2" x 5 3/4"Condition: good to very good. The stills have been trimmed (we don't know what size they were originally). Learn More about condition grades Titles included:
   
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