Tol'able David (1930 film)
Tol'able David is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by John G. Blystone and produced and released by Columbia Pictures. It is a remake of the 1921 silent film Tol'able David, which starred Richard Barthelmess and Ernest Torrence.
| Tol'able David | |
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 Scene from the film | |
| Directed by | John G. Blystone |
| Written by | Benjamin Glazer (screenplay) |
| Based on | "Tol'able David" by Joseph Hergesheimer |
| Produced by | Harry Cohn |
| Starring | Richard Cromwell Noah Beery |
| Cinematography | Ted Tetzlaff |
| Edited by | Glen Wheeler |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Columbia film stars Richard Cromwell in the Barthelmess part after he won an audition over thousands of hopefuls and Harry Cohn gave him his screen name and a $75/week contract.
It is preserved in the Library of Congress.[1][2]
Cast
- Richard Cromwell as David Kinemon
- Noah Beery as Luke Hatburn
- Joan Peers as Esther Hatburn
- Henry B. Walthall as Amos Hatburn
- Tom Keene as Alan Kinemon
- Edmund Breese as Hunter Kinemon
- Barbara Bedford as Rose Kinemon
- Helen Ware as Mrs. Kinemon
- Harlan Knight as Iska Hatburn
- John Carradine as Buzzard Hatburn (*billed as Peter Richmond)
References
- The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
- Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress published by The American Film Institute, c. 1978
External links
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- Tol'able David at IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie
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