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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tol'able David canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6505223 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tol'able David Context triple: [Richard Barthelmess, notableWork, Tol'able David]
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A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
The Boy
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E.
The Bard of the Boulevard
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tol'able David Target entity description: 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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A.
The Gentle Boy
The Gentle Boy is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of religious intolerance and compassion through the relationship between a persecuted Quaker child and his Puritan protectors in colonial New England.
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B.
The Book of David
The Book of David is a studio album by West Coast hip-hop producer and rapper DJ Quik, showcasing his signature funk-influenced sound and lyrical storytelling.
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C.
Tumbledown Dick
Tumbledown Dick is the derisive nickname given to Richard Cromwell, the briefly reigning and politically ineffectual son and successor of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector of England.
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D.
The Boy
The Boy is a 2016 American horror film about a young woman hired to nanny a lifelike doll that may be supernaturally alive.
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E.
The Bard of the Boulevard
The Bard of the Boulevard is the nickname of American character actor John Carradine, renowned for his distinctive voice and prolific work in classic Hollywood films and theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tol'able David (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Joseph Hergesheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Henry Cronjager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | silent-era accompaniment (various, not original score) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Henry King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Associated First National Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inspiration Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacter David Kinemon | Richard Barthelmess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | David Kinemon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Inspiration Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of early American cinema
ⓘ
landmark of rural American drama ⓘ |
| releaseDate | September 1921 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Edmund Goulding
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | rural Virginia ⓘ |
| starring |
Ernest Torrence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forrest Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Gladys Hulette NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Eddinger NERFINISHED ⓘ Patterson Dial NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Barthelmess NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter P. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century rural America ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (2)
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