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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. They filmed the movie on location in Blue Grass, Virginia during 1921; with some inhabitants in minor roles.
A major box office success, the acclaimed film was voted the 1921 Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor and is seen by critics and film historians as one of the classics of silent film.
In 2007, Tol'able David was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress; films selected are judged to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Original Release
12/31/1921
US Release
12/31/1921
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
| Laurence Eddinger | Sen. John Gault |
| Edmund Gurney | Hunter Kinemon |
| Warner Richmond | Allen Kinemon |
| Marion Abbott | Mother Kinemon |
Directors
Writers
Joseph Hergesheimer, Edmund Goulding, Henry King
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
| Laurence Eddinger | Sen. John Gault |
| Edmund Gurney | Hunter Kinemon |
| Warner Richmond | Allen Kinemon |
| Marion Abbott | Mother Kinemon |
| Henry Hallam | The Doctor |
| Patterson Dial | Rose Kinemon |
| Lassie | Lassie - a dog |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Henry King | Producer |
