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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| 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
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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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