Tol'able David

For the 1930 remake, see Tol'able David (1930 film).

Tol'able David
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHenry King
Written by
Based on"Tol'able David" (1917)
by Joseph Hergesheimer
Produced byHenry King
Starring
CinematographyHenry Cronjager
Edited byW. Duncan Mansfield
Production
company
Inspiration Pictures
Distributed byAssociated First National
Release date
  • November 21, 1921 (1921-11-21) (U.S.)[1]
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Budget$86,000[2]
Tol'able David.

Tol'able David is a 1921 American silent film based on the 1917 Joseph Hergesheimer short story of the same name. It was adapted to the screen by Edmund Goulding and directed by Henry King for Inspiration Pictures. A rustic tale of violence set in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, it was filmed in Blue Grass, Virginia, with some locals featured in minor roles.[3]

A major box office success, the acclaimed film was voted the 1921 Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor[4] and is seen by critics and film historians as one of the classics of silent film. It was selected in 2007 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress; films selected are judged to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AFI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ King, Henry (1995). Henry King, director : from silents to ʼscope. Directors Guild of America. p. 44.
  3. ^ Ausführliches Essay zum Film
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference GottesmanGeduld was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference NatlReg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "Librarian of Congress Announces National Film Registry Selections for 2007". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 13, 2020.