The cartoon was well-received by the film press in 1947, but was fiercely criticized by an African-American weekly newspaper on its re-release in 1954, which, seven years after the cartoon's first release, accused the film of inflaming racial misunderstanding.[3] The short was later banned from television airings.
Uncle Tom tells the blood-curdling story of how the evil Simon Legree tried to foreclose on Tom's simple log cabin. Also features Red from Red Hot Riding Hood as Little Eva.
Receptionedit
In 1954, the African-American weekly Pittsburgh Courier published an editorial titled "Uncle Tom's Cabana Outrages Negro Audiences: What Price Brotherhood If Movies Play Up Handkerchief Heads?" The editorial called the cartoon "a base stereotype and an insult to Negroes", saying, "Even though there has been a general loosening of the Production Code in order to hype the box office, there is no reason why Negroes should continue to be ridiculed and jeered at in motion pictures. This medium reaches all levels of mentalities and feeds the flames of prejudice by projecting such canards as Uncle Tom's Cabana... Showing this insult during Brotherhood Week was a kick in the teeth to a fine effort to wipe out prejudice in America. With the world in ferment, Uncle Tom's Cabana set the movies back ten years."[3]
However, the film press had no such objections in 1947. The Film Daily said, "A modern version of the old tale, it is a real seller." Motion Picture Herald described it as "a modern version with the emphasis on swing," and Motion Picture Exhibitor said, "This will appeal, especially to kids."[3]
Uncle Tom's Cabaña, along with Half-Pint Pygmy, were banned from television airings in the United States due to ethnic stereotyping of African-Americans. Despite the controversy, this short and Half-Pint Pygmy were released on The Compleat Tex Avery laserdisc in the 1990s.
Availabilityedit
The short was included on the 1993 laserdisc compilation The Compleat Tex Avery.[4]
uncle, cabaña, 1947, american, animated, short, film, directed, avery, short, parody, harriet, beecher, stowe, 1852, novel, uncle, cabin, avery, second, parody, novel, first, being, uncle, bungalow, 1937, while, warner, bros, cartoons, uncle, cabanatheatrical,. Uncle Tom s Cabana is a 1947 American animated short film directed by Tex Avery 2 The short is a parody of Harriet Beecher Stowe s 1852 novel Uncle Tom s Cabin and is Avery s second parody of the novel the first being Uncle Tom s Bungalow in 1937 while at Warner Bros Cartoons Uncle Tom s CabanaTheatrical posterDirected byTex AveryStory byHeck AllenProduced byFred QuimbyStarringPaul FreesSara Berner 1 Imogene LynnMusic byScott BradleyAnimation byRay Abrams Robert Bentley Preston Blair Walt ClintonColor processTechnicolorProductioncompanyMGM cartoon studioDistributed byMetro Goldwyn MayerRelease dateJuly 19 1947 1947 07 19 Running time8 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishThe cartoon was well received by the film press in 1947 but was fiercely criticized by an African American weekly newspaper on its re release in 1954 which seven years after the cartoon s first release accused the film of inflaming racial misunderstanding 3 The short was later banned from television airings Contents 1 Premise 2 Reception 3 Availability 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPremise editUncle Tom tells the blood curdling story of how the evil Simon Legree tried to foreclose on Tom s simple log cabin Also features Red from Red Hot Riding Hood as Little Eva Reception editIn 1954 the African American weekly Pittsburgh Courier published an editorial titled Uncle Tom s Cabana Outrages Negro Audiences What Price Brotherhood If Movies Play Up Handkerchief Heads The editorial called the cartoon a base stereotype and an insult to Negroes saying Even though there has been a general loosening of the Production Code in order to hype the box office there is no reason why Negroes should continue to be ridiculed and jeered at in motion pictures This medium reaches all levels of mentalities and feeds the flames of prejudice by projecting such canards as Uncle Tom s Cabana Showing this insult during Brotherhood Week was a kick in the teeth to a fine effort to wipe out prejudice in America With the world in ferment Uncle Tom s Cabana set the movies back ten years 3 However the film press had no such objections in 1947 The Film Daily said A modern version of the old tale it is a real seller Motion Picture Herald described it as a modern version with the emphasis on swing and Motion Picture Exhibitor said This will appeal especially to kids 3 Uncle Tom s Cabana along with Half Pint Pygmy were banned from television airings in the United States due to ethnic stereotyping of African Americans Despite the controversy this short and Half Pint Pygmy were released on The Compleat Tex Avery laserdisc in the 1990s Availability editThe short was included on the 1993 laserdisc compilation The Compleat Tex Avery 4 See also editUncle Tom s Bungalow a 1937 Warner Bros short also directed by Tex Avery Mickey s Mellerdrammer 1933 Disney animated shortReferences edit Tralfaz A Nose for Beauty 25 April 2022 Lenburg Jeff 1999 The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons Checkmark Books pp 146 147 ISBN 0 8160 3831 7 a b c Sampson Henry T 1998 That s Enough Folks Black Images in Animated Cartoons 1900 1960 Scarecrow Press p 145 ISBN 978 0810832503 Compleat Tex Avery The ML102681 Laserdisc Database Retrieved May 23 2015 External links editUncle Tom s Cabana at IMDb Uncle Tom s Cabana at The Big Cartoon DataBase nbsp This animation related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Uncle Tom 27s Cabana amp oldid 1171712738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
