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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Tol'able David canonical 4

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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 ⓘ