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      Tol'able David

      1921 1h 20m Drama List
      Reviews 72% Audience Score 250+ Ratings Young David Kinemon (Richard Barthelmess) lives in a small West Virginia farming village and wants to be taken seriously by those around him -- particularly by the pretty girl (Gladys Hulette) who lives on a nearby farm. When a family of hooligans led by Iscah Hatburn (Walter P. Lewis) moves into town, David watches as they wreak havoc. Hatburn and his sons kill David's dog and injure his brother. After David's father dies, he takes it upon himself to confront Hatburn and his two sons. Read More Read Less

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      Robert E. Sherwood LIFE I shall be surprised if 1922 produces another picture, as splendid in its simplicity as Tol'able David. Oct 6, 2021 Full Review Harriette Underhill New York Tribune We left the theater last night vowing it was the best picture of the year (not the new year either). Nov 7, 2019 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 2, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      david l Tol'able David is especially strong in its first half as quite a charming, detailed and atmospheric countryside drama with excellent cinematography and some very memorable scenes, but the second half employed a typical crime angle and to me it was much less interesting overall. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Tonight 18.31 at the "Filmclub 813" ,Köln,Hahnenstr., again with Daniel Kothenschulte at the piano !---Wieder ein grosses,dramatisches Stummfilmerlebnis mit ausgezeichneter Klavierbegleitung ! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Lillian Gish was on to it when she said Richard Barthelmess had "the most beautiful face of any man who ever went before the camera". To his credit, I find the slapstick shenangians in the beginning of the film quite pleasant. Henry King, however, doesn't quite pull off the Griffith-esque country picaresque, and moreoever doesn't have his delightful conundrums to pull off the ridiculous melodrama either-- particularly the vigilante justice ending falls flat. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Considered by many as a defining silent film that was acted to perfection by Richard Bathloemess who played David. In many ways a melodrama this was predictable but made with passion & care. It's got a heart & a message this film & for 1921 technically it's quite impressive...it's a good old drama... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member There is a lot of drama going on in this movie, but it's realistic and heartfelt. If you like a good silent drama, see this movie. Personally, it didn't keep my interest enough because it was purely dramatic, and the ending is predictable. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member He must deliver the mail. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Young David Kinemon (Richard Barthelmess) lives in a small West Virginia farming village and wants to be taken seriously by those around him -- particularly by the pretty girl (Gladys Hulette) who lives on a nearby farm. When a family of hooligans led by Iscah Hatburn (Walter P. Lewis) moves into town, David watches as they wreak havoc. Hatburn and his sons kill David's dog and injure his brother. After David's father dies, he takes it upon himself to confront Hatburn and his two sons.
      Director
      Henry King
      Screenwriter
      Edmund Goulding, Henry King
      Genre
      Drama
      Release Date (DVD)
      Mar 23, 1999
      Runtime
      1h 20m