Tol’able David (1921 film)
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Tol’able David is a 1921 American silent rural drama film, celebrated as a classic of early Hollywood cinema and a key work in director Henry King’s career.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tol’able David (1921 film) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
rural drama film
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silent film ⓘ |
| associatedWithStudioSystem | early Hollywood studio system ⓘ |
| awarded | Photoplay Medal of Honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tol’able David (1917 short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Joseph Hergesheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogedIn | Library of Congress National Film Registry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Henry Cronjager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Henry King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Associated First National Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age film
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drama ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| leadCharacterName | David Kinemon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterPortrayedBy | Richard Barthelmess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a young farm boy’s struggle for manhood and justice ⓘ |
| nationalFilmRegistryReason | culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ⓘ |
| nationalFilmRegistrySelectionYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later rural American dramas
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naturalistic acting style ⓘ realistic rural setting ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry ⓘ |
| producer |
Ince Pictures
NERFINISHED
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Thomas H. Ince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ince Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | September 1921 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Edmund Goulding
NERFINISHED
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Henry King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | rural Virginia ⓘ |
| significance |
considered a classic of early Hollywood cinema
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key work in Henry King’s directorial career ⓘ |
| starring |
Ernest Torrence
NERFINISHED
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Forrest Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Gladys Hulette NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Barthelmess NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter P. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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