Traveling troupes of actors toured the country in various versions of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" called "Tom Shows." They basically cut the plot to a few key scenes and featured the main characters like Uncle Tom, Simon Legree, Topsy, and Little Eva.
Newton describes himself as a "lonely old bach." Hardly heard spoken anymore, "bach" is short for bachelor.
This film's earliest documented telecasts took place in Portland OR Friday 3 January 1958 on KGW (Channel 8) and in Honolulu Wednesday 15 January 1958 on KHVH (Channel 13).