''Toby's Bow'' is a 1919 American silent

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directed by

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and starring Tom Moore, Doris Pawn, Macey Harlam, Arthur Housman,

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, and Augustus Phillips. It is based on the 1919 play of the same name by

John Taintor Foote John Taintor Foote (March 29, 1881 – January 28, 1950) was an American novelist, playwright, short-story writer, and screenwriter. Foote studied at Kenyon Military Academy, Gambier, Ohio. He began as a writer of sporting stories. His first ...

. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures on December 14, 1919.

Plot

Cast

* Tom Moore as Tom Blake * Doris Pawn as Eugenia *Macey Harlam as Dubois *Arthur Housman as Bagby *

as Bainbridge * Augustus Phillips as Paige *Catherine Wallace as Valerie *Violet Schram as Mona * Ruby Lafayette as Grandmother * George Kuwa as Jap * Nick Cogley as Uncle Toby

Production

The role of the servant, Uncle Toby, was played by Nick Cogley in

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. The use of blackface was not unusual in American silent films, and did not disappear in films until the 1930s when public sensibilities regarding race began to change and blackface became increasingly associated with racism and bigotry.Kenrick, John
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Preservation

''Toby's Bow'' is now considered to be a

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.American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Toby's Bow''
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References

External links

* * 1919 drama films Silent American drama films 1919 films Lost American films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Goldwyn Pictures films American films based on plays 1919 lost films Lost drama films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub