Description

Tol’able David is a 1921 in film United States silent film based on the Joseph Hergesheimer short story. It was adapted to the screen by Edmund Goulding and directed by Henry King (director) for Inspiration Pictures.
A major box office success, the acclaimed film was voted a Photoplay 1921 “medal of honor” and is seen by critics and viewers 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 as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.

Cast

• Richard Barthelmess as David Kinemon
• Gladys Hulette as Esther Hatburn
• Walter P. Lewis as Iscah Hatburn
• Ernest Torrence as Luke Hatburn
• Ralph Yearsley as Saul “Little Buzzard” Hatburn
• Forrest Robinson as Grandpa Hatburn