1 9 0 3 ▁version ▁of ▁Uncle ▁Tom ' s ▁Cab in , ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁" full - length " ▁mov ies ▁( although ▁" full - length " ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁meant ▁between ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁minutes ). ▁This ▁film , ▁directed ▁by ▁Ed win ▁S . ▁Por ter , ▁used ▁white ▁actors ▁in ▁black face ▁in ▁the ▁major ▁roles ▁and ▁black ▁perform ers ▁only ▁as ▁ex tras . ▁This ▁version ▁was ▁similar ▁to ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁" Tom ▁Sh ows " ▁of ▁earlier ▁dec ades ▁and ▁featured ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁black ▁s tere ot ypes ▁( such ▁as ▁having ▁the ▁slaves ▁dance ▁in ▁almost ▁any ▁context , ▁including ▁at ▁a ▁slave ▁au ction ). ▁Another ▁film ▁version ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Sieg mund ▁Lub in ▁and ▁star red ▁Lub in ▁as ▁Simon ▁Leg ree . ▁While ▁no ▁copies ▁of ▁Lub in ' s ▁film ▁still ▁exist , ▁according ▁to ▁accounts ▁the ▁movie ▁was ▁similar ▁to ▁Por ter ' s ▁version ▁and ▁re used ▁the ▁sets ▁and ▁cost umes ▁from ▁a ▁" Tom ▁Show ." ▁ ▁As ▁cinema ▁replaced ▁v au dev ille ▁and ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁live ▁variety ▁entertain ment , ▁" Tom ▁shows " ▁slowly ▁disappeared . ▁J . C . ▁F urn as , ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁Good bye ▁to ▁Uncle ▁Tom , ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁seen ▁a ▁production ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁in ▁Ohio ; ▁the ▁last ▁tour ing