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A special three-part feature offering. This picture gets value from its subject and will make a strong appeal. Even a full set of drawings illustrating the pathetic story of Uncle Tom would be acceptable, and this is very much better. Its character drawing is fine. Uncle Tom is a most worthy darkey; little Eva is sure to win every heart: Simon Legree is Simon Pure villain with a heart as black as the blackest slave he ever lashed until the victim died. There is marked Southern atmosphere in the home of the St. Clairs and in the steamboat scene. There are some small weaknesses, and the escape across the ice is too artificial. On the stage, dim light makes it effective, while for a photograph strong light is needed. Yet it might have been taken in a snowstorm, which would have, kept us from seeing how it was made. Producer Otis Turner, deserves credit for what is, on the whole, an artistic picture. The photography is clear. - The Moving Picture World, May 3, 1913