Tol'able David
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| Tol'able David | |
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| Directed by | Henry King |
| Produced by | Henry King |
| Written by | Joseph Hergesheimer (novel) Edmund Goulding Henry King |
| Starring | Richard Barthelmess Gladys Hulette Walter P. Lewis Ernest Torrence |
| Cinematography | Henry Cronjager |
| Editing by | W. Duncan Mansfield |
| Release date(s) | December 31, 1921 (USA) |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film (English) intertitles |
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Tol'able David is a 1921 American silent film based on the Joseph Hergesheimer short story. It was adapted to the screen by Edmund Goulding and directed by Henry King for Inspiration Pictures.
A major box office success, the acclaimed film was voted a Photoplay Magazine 1921 "medal of honor" and is seen by critics and viewers as one of the classics of silent film.
[edit] Cast
- Richard Barthelmess : David Kinemon
- Gladys Hulette : Esther Hatburn
- Walter P. Lewis : Iscah Hatburn
- Ernest Torrence : Luke Hatburn
- Ralph Yearsley : Saul 'Little Buzzard' Hatburn
- Forrest Robinson : Grandpa Hatburn
[edit] Other adaptations
- Harold Lloyd's The Kid Brother (1927) was a highly-regarded comedy film that used a similar plot. Lloyd said in later years that it was his favourite of his own films.
- The less successful 1930 "talkie" remake was directed by John G. Blystone for Columbia Pictures Corporation and starred Richard Cromwell, Noah Beery, and Joan Peers.
[edit] External links
- Tol'able David (1921) at the Internet Movie Database
- Tol'able David (1930) at the Internet Movie Database
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