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Tol'able David (1921)
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31 December 1921 (USA) moreAwards:
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David Battles Goliath in Blue Grass, Virginia moreCast
(Credited cast)| Richard Barthelmess | ... | David Kinemon | |
| Gladys Hulette | ... | Esther Hatburn | |
| Walter P. Lewis | ... | Iscah Hatburn | |
| Ernest Torrence | ... | Luke Hatburn | |
| Ralph Yearsley | ... | Saul 'Little Buzzard' Hatburn | |
| Forrest Robinson | ... | Grandpa Hatburn | |
| Laurence Eddinger | ... | Sen. John Gault | |
| Edmund Gurney | ... | Hunter Kinemon | |
| Warner Richmond | ... | Allen Kinemon | |
| Marion Abbott | ... | Mother Kinemon | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Patterson Dial | ... | Rose Kinemon | |
| Henry Hallam | ... | The doctor | |
| Lassie | ... | Herself (a dog) | |
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99 minCountry:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Portugal:17 (original rating)Filming Locations:
Staunton, Virginia, USAFun Stuff
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Although it starts off seemingly on the wrong foot with one of my favorite heroes, Richard Barthelmess, forced to take part in some embarrassingly farcical scenes with a rain barrel, the movie soon settles down into high drama once the Hatburns come to roost at a neighboring farm. A vicious threesome, ostensibly led by Walter P. Lewis, the Hatburns are in fact dominated by a towering sadist, unforgettably played by hulking Ernest Torrence.
Although director Henry King does a lot of admirable scene setting with both his well-chosen locations and his hand-picked cast, this is a movie in which the minor players are just that: Minor! All play their parts most convincingly, but only Marion Abbott makes a lasting impression. Otherwise, this is strictly (as the script itself makes plain), a David versus Goliath confrontation. Even the sweet little heroine is relegated to the background once the action really starts. But that is all to the good, as that climactic fight-to-the-finish still packs a wallop that is unmatched in the cinema.