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Tol'able David
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Tol'able David is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Henry King, who also produced the work. The screenplay was written by Edmund Goulding and Henry King. The cast includes Richard Barthelmess, Gladys Hulette, Walter P. Lewis, and Ernest Torrence. The film was produced by Inspiration Pictures and distributed by First National Pictures and Netflix. It is presented in black-and-white with an aspect ratio of 4:3.
The narrative is set in West Virginia and explores themes of coming of age, family tragedy, and a mail carrier encountering a violent man. The film has a runtime of 94 minutes according to TMDb and 99 minutes according to IMDb. It is available on video on demand and is part of the National Film Registry. The copyright status is public domain.
Critical reception includes an IMDb rating of 7.1 based on 1,926 votes and a TMDb vote average of 7.023. The film has received three awards. The original language is English.
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Film · TMDB
7.0Young David Kinemon is a good-natured, easy-going lad in a mountain village. Circumstances force him to take his brother's place as mail carrier for the community, and this brings him into deadly contact with the vicious Hatburn brothers.
Cast
- Richard Barthelmess as David Kinemon
- Gladys Hulette as Esther Hatburn
- Ernest Torrence as Luke Hatburn
- Marion Abbott as Mother Kinemon
- Forrest Robinson as Grandpa Hatburn
- Laurence Eddinger as Sen. John Gault
Themes
- coming of age
- silent film
- family tragedy
- mail carrier
- violent man
- proving oneself
- unwanted guest
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- silent film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Henry King
- Screenwriter
- Henry King
- Producer
- Henry King
- Cinematographer
- Henry Cronjager
- Narrative location
- West Virginia
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 201896
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1921-01-01
- Commons category
- Tol'able David
- title
- Tol'able David
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- W. Duncan Mansfield
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- copyright status
- public domain
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