Tol'able David

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Tol'able David is a 1921 American silent drama film, celebrated as a classic of early cinema for its rural setting and coming-of-age story of a young man's courage and maturity.

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instanceOf film
basedOn Tol'able David (short story)
basedOnWorkAuthor Joseph Hergesheimer
cinematographer Henry Cronjager
composer silent-era accompaniment (various, not original score)
countryOfOrigin United States
director Henry King
distributor Associated First National Pictures
Inspiration Pictures
era silent era
filmFormat black-and-white
filmStyle rural realism
hasGenre coming-of-age film
drama
hasTheme heroism
individual vs. outlaws
maturity
includedIn National Film Registry
leadActorForCharacter David Kinemon Richard Barthelmess
leadCharacter David Kinemon
narrativeFocus coming-of-age
courage
family conflict
notableFor influential coming-of-age narrative
portrayal of Appalachian rural life
originalLanguage Silent
preservationStatus preserved
producer Henry King
productionCompany Inspiration Pictures
recognizedAs classic of early American cinema
landmark of rural American drama
releaseDate September 1921
releaseYear 1921
runtimeMinutes 99
screenwriter Edmund Goulding
Henry King
settingLocation rural Virginia
starring Ernest Torrence
Forrest Robinson
linked to: Forrest Taylor

Gladys Hulette
Laurence Eddinger
Patterson Dial
Richard Barthelmess
Walter P. Lewis
timePeriodDepicted early 20th century rural America

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Richard Barthelmess notableWork Tol'able David
The Kid Brother basedOn Tol'able David
Richard Barthelmess notableWork Tol'able David
subject linked to: Barthelmess
Ernest Torrence Thomson notableWork Tol'able David