Tol'able David
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Henry King
Richard Barthelmess
Gladys Hulette
Walter P. Lewis
Ernest Torrence
Ralph Yearsley
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Allen Kinemon, driver of the stagecoach carrying the U. S. mail in the Virginia mountains, is the hero of his young romantic brother, David, who dreams of emulating him. Into their quiet community come the three Hatburns, fugitives from justice, who impose themselves upon the unwilling hospitality of Esther Hatburn's grandfather. When Allen sees the Hatburns attack his brother's dog, he warns them that he will avenge it, and Iscah Hatburn strikes him with a large rock that cripples him for life. David's father suffers a fatal stroke, and the boy is forced to accept the duties of heading the household; because of his mother's fear, he foregoes revenge for his brother and is branded a coward by the villagers. Forced by circumstances to deliver the mail, David encounters Hatburn, whom he engages in an unequal fight, but David proves to be a worthy successor to his brother and wins the heart of Esther.
Director
Henry King
Cast
Richard Barthelmess
Gladys Hulette
Walter P. Lewis
Ernest Torrence
Ralph Yearsley
Forrest Robinson
Laurence Eddinger
Edmund Gurney
Warner Richmond
Marion Abbott
Henry Hallam
Patterson Dial
Lassie
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The original adaptation was begun by D. W. Griffith and was partially used in the final scenario. Copyright records show Ralph Yearsley, an Australian actor, as Ralph Bausfield. Columbia Pictures released a sound adaptation of Tol'able David in 1930, directed by John G. Blystone and starring Richard Cromwell and Noah Beery (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30).
